City of Rockingham

Local workers - Occupations - All industries

In the City of Rockingham, 18.8% of workers were Professionals, compared to 21.9% in Western Australia.

Occupation is a key component for evaluating the socio-economic status of the local workers and the skills required to work in each industry sector.

The occupations of the local workers in the City of Rockingham will be influenced by factors including:

  • The economic base and employment opportunities available in the City of Rockingham;
  • The age of the workforce;
  • The skill and qualification level required to enter an industry; and
  • The working and social aspirations of the population.

For a complete local workers analysis for the City of Rockingham, view Occupations in conjunction with other indicators, such as Educational qualifications and Income.

Data source

Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) – Census 2016 & 2021 – by place of work

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Local workers occupations
City of Rockingham - All industries 20212016Change
Occupations (Click rows to view sub-categories)Number%. Western AustraliaNumber%. Western Australia2016 - 2021
Managers3,48410.012.23,01810.012.0+466
Professionals6,54418.821.95,24417.420.4+1,300
Technicians and Trades Workers5,09714.615.44,45014.816.4+647
Community and Personal Service Workers6,30618.111.84,92216.410.5+1,384
Clerical and Administrative Workers3,3239.512.03,17610.612.9+147
Sales Workers4,32512.47.74,32914.48.8-4
Machinery Operators And Drivers1,7104.97.81,3574.57.6+353
Labourers3,51110.19.43,08810.39.8+423
Inadequately described or not stated5301.51.74741.61.7+56
Total Persons34,830100.0100.030,058100.0100.0+4,772

Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2016 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions)

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Dominant groups

An analysis of the jobs held by the All industries workforce in the City of Rockingham in 2021shows the three most popular occupations were:

  • Professionals (6,544 local workers or 18.8%)
  • Community and Personal Service Workers (6,306 local workers or 18.1%)
  • Technicians and Trades Workers (5,097 local workers or 14.6%)

In combination these three occupations accounted for 17,947 people in total or 51.5% of the All industries local workers.

In comparison, Western Australia employed 21.9% as Professionals; 11.8% as Community and Personal Service Workers and 15.4% as Technicians and Trades Workers.

The major differences between the jobs held by the workforce in the City of Rockingham and Western Australia were:

  • A larger percentage of local workers employed as Community and Personal Service Workers (18.1% compared to 11.8%)
  • A larger percentage of local workers employed as Sales Workers (12.4% compared to 7.7%)
  • A smaller percentage of local workers employed as Professionals (18.8% compared to 21.9%)
  • A smaller percentage of local workers employed as Machinery Operators And Drivers (4.9% compared to 7.8%)

Emerging groups

The largest changes in the jobs held by the workforce in the City of Rockingham between2016 and 2021 were those employed as:

  • Community and Personal Service Workers (+1,384 local workers)
  • Professionals (+1,300 local workers)
  • Technicians and Trades Workers (+647 local workers)
  • Managers (+466 local workers)

City of Rockingham

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