City of Wanneroo

Resident workers - Occupations of employment

There are more resident workers (All industries) Technicians and Trades Workers in the City of Wanneroo 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 Wanneroo'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 Wanneroo 20212016Change
Occupations (Click rows to view sub-categories)Number%. Western AustraliaNumber%. Western Australia2016 - 2021
Managers10,82910.412.38,7989.912.0+2,031
Professionals17,22216.522.013,62715.320.5+3,595
Technicians and Trades Workers18,24217.415.316,79518.916.2+1,447
Community and Personal Service Workers13,95613.311.810,50711.810.6+3,449
Clerical and Administrative Workers13,90613.312.112,67914.213.0+1,227
Sales Workers9,4069.07.89,12610.28.8+280
Machinery Operators And Drivers8,1497.87.76,3297.17.5+1,820
Labourers11,05610.69.49,67910.99.7+1,377
Inadequately described or not stated1,8351.81.71,5481.71.7+287
Total Persons104,601100.0100.089,088100.0100.0+15,513

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 Wanneroo in 2021shows the three most popular occupations were:

  • Technicians and Trades Workers (18,242 people or 17.4%)
  • Professionals (17,222 people or 16.5%)
  • Community and Personal Service Workers (13,956 people or 13.3%)

In combination these three occupations accounted for 49,420 people in total or 47.2% of the resident workers (All industries).

In comparison, Western Australia employed 15.3% in Technicians and Trades Workers; 22.0% in Professionals and 11.8% in Community and Personal Service Workers.

The major differences between the jobs held by the resident workers (All industries) of the City of Wanneroo and Western Australia were:

  • A smaller percentage of resident workers (All industries) employed as Professionals (16.5% compared to 22.0%)
  • A larger percentage of resident workers (All industries) employed as Technicians and Trades Workers (17.4% compared to 15.3%)
  • A smaller percentage of resident workers (All industries) employed as Managers (10.4% compared to 12.3%)
  • A larger percentage of resident workers (All industries) employed as Community and Personal Service Workers (13.3% compared to 11.8%)

Emerging groups

The number of resident workers (All industries) in the City of Wanneroo increased by 15,513 between 2016 and 2021.

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

  • Professionals (+3,595 persons)
  • Community and Personal Service Workers (+3,449 persons)
  • Managers (+2,031 persons)
  • Machinery Operators And Drivers (+1,820 persons)

City of Wanneroo

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