City of Greater Shepparton

Resident workers - Occupations of employment

There are more resident workers (All industries) Professionals in the City of Greater Shepparton than any other occupation.

Occupations are a key component in evaluating the knowledge, experience and skill-levels that industry can draw upon locally. It should be viewed with other indicators, such as Age structure, Qualifications, and Income for a comprehensive analysis of the City of Greater Shepparton's local resident workers.

When comparing the occupations of local resident workers with local workers, Occupation data indicates whether an economy draws on the skills offered by its own residents or relies on a different set of skills imported from elsewhere in the region.

Data source

Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) – Census 2016 and 2021 – by usual residence

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Resident workers occupations
City of Greater Shepparton 20212016Change
Occupations (Click rows to view sub-categories)Number%. VictoriaNumber%. Victoria2016 - 2021
Managers4,26614.214.03,91214.513.5+354
Professionals5,30517.625.04,61517.123.3+690
Technicians and Trades Workers4,09013.612.63,68413.713.1+406
Community and Personal Service Workers3,53311.711.02,82110.510.6+712
Clerical and Administrative Workers3,33211.112.43,17311.813.3+159
Sales Workers2,6989.08.32,77310.39.7-75
Machinery Operators And Drivers1,9956.65.91,8106.75.8+185
Labourers4,31114.38.83,75513.99.0+556
Inadequately described or not stated6062.02.04381.61.7+168
Total Persons30,136100.0100.026,981100.0100.0+3,155

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 resident workers in the City of Greater Shepparton in 2021shows the three most popular occupations were:

  • Professionals (5,305 people or 17.6%)
  • Labourers (4,311 people or 14.3%)
  • Managers (4,266 people or 14.2%)

In combination these three occupations accounted for 13,882 people in total or 46.1% of the resident workers (All industries).

In comparison, Victoria employed 25.0% in Professionals; 8.8% in Labourers and 14.0% in Managers.

The major differences between the jobs held by the resident workers (All industries) of the City of Greater Shepparton and Victoria were:

  • A smaller percentage of resident workers (All industries) employed as Professionals (17.6% compared to 25.0%)
  • A larger percentage of resident workers (All industries) employed as Labourers (14.3% compared to 8.8%)
  • A smaller percentage of resident workers (All industries) employed as Clerical and Administrative Workers (11.1% compared to 12.4%)
  • A larger percentage of resident workers (All industries) employed as Technicians and Trades Workers (13.6% compared to 12.6%)

Emerging groups

The number of resident workers (All industries) in the City of Greater Shepparton increased by 3,155 between 2016 and 2021.

The largest change in the occupations of the resident workers between 2016 and 2021 in the City of Greater Shepparton were those employed as:

  • Community and Personal Service Workers (+712 persons)
  • Professionals (+690 persons)
  • Labourers (+556 persons)
  • Technicians and Trades Workers (+406 persons)

City of Greater Shepparton

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