There are more resident workers (Arts and Recreation Services) Community and Personal Service Workers in the City of Albany 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 Albany'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 2011 and 2016 – by usual residence
| Resident workers occupations | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| City of Albany | 2016 | 2011 | Change | ||||||
| Occupations (Click rows to view sub-categories) | Number | % | Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services | Number | % | Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services | 2011 - 2016 | ||
| Managers | 38 | 16.7 | 6.1 | 28 | 16.3 | 10.0 | +10 | ||
| Professionals | 41 | 18.0 | 11.7 | 38 | 22.1 | 5.5 | +3 | ||
| Technicians and Trades Workers | 27 | 11.8 | 35.2 | 13 | 7.6 | 35.5 | +14 | ||
| Community and Personal Service Workers | 63 | 27.6 | 0 | 50 | 29.1 | 0 | +13 | ||
| Clerical and Administrative Workers | 22 | 9.6 | 14.5 | 16 | 9.3 | 16.5 | +6 | ||
| Sales Workers | 11 | 4.8 | 0 | 8 | 4.7 | 3.0 | +3 | ||
| Machinery Operators And Drivers | -- | 0 | 14.5 | -- | 0 | 14.5 | -- | ||
| Labourers | 26 | 11.4 | 12.3 | 19 | 11.0 | 15.0 | +7 | ||
| Inadequately described or not stated | -- | 0 | 5.6 | -- | 0 | 0 | -- | ||
| Total Persons | 228 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 172 | 100.0 | 100.0 | +56 | ||
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2011 and 2016. Compiled and presented by .id informed decisions | |||||||||
Dominant groups
An analysis of the jobs held by the resident workers in the City of Albany in 2016 shows the three most popular occupations were:
- Community and Personal Service Workers (63 people or 27.6%)
- Professionals (41 people or 18.0%)
- Managers (38 people or 16.7%)
In combination these three occupations accounted for 142 people in total or 62.3% of the resident workers (Arts and Recreation Services).
In comparison, the Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services workforce in the City of Albany employed 0% in Community and Personal Service Workers; 11.7% in Professionals and 6.1% in Managers.
The major differences between the jobs held by the resident workers (Arts and Recreation Services) of the City of Albany and Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services were:
- A smaller percentage of resident workers (Arts and Recreation Services) employed as Technicians and Trades Workers (11.8% compared to 35.2%)
- A larger percentage of resident workers (Arts and Recreation Services) employed as Managers (16.7% compared to 6.1%)
- A larger percentage of resident workers (Arts and Recreation Services) employed as Professionals (18.0% compared to 11.7%)
- A smaller percentage of resident workers (Arts and Recreation Services) employed as Clerical and Administrative Workers (9.6% compared to 14.5%)
Emerging groups
The number of resident workers (Arts and Recreation Services) in the City of Albany increased by 56 between 2011 and 2016.
The largest change in the occupations of the resident workers between 2011 and 2016 in the City of Albany were those employed as:
- Technicians and Trades Workers (+14 persons)
- Community and Personal Service Workers (+13 persons)
- Managers (+10 persons)
- Labourers (+7 persons)