City of Albany

Local workers - Occupations - All industries

In the City of Albany, 19.0% 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 Albany will be influenced by factors including:

  • The economic base and employment opportunities available in the City of Albany;
  • 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 Albany, 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 Albany - All industries 20212016Change
Occupations (Click rows to view sub-categories)Number%. Western AustraliaNumber%. Western Australia2016 - 2021
Managers2,02612.512.21,90212.812.0+124
Professionals3,09119.021.92,61917.720.4+472
Technicians and Trades Workers2,26714.015.42,09314.116.4+174
Community and Personal Service Workers2,43815.011.82,07114.010.5+367
Clerical and Administrative Workers1,83411.312.01,80112.212.9+33
Sales Workers1,63210.07.71,63111.08.8+1
Machinery Operators And Drivers9155.67.88395.77.6+76
Labourers1,81011.19.41,63711.09.8+173
Inadequately described or not stated2301.41.72291.51.7+1
Total Persons16,243100.0100.014,822100.0100.0+1,421

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 Albany in 2021shows the three most popular occupations were:

  • Professionals (3,091 local workers or 19.0%)
  • Community and Personal Service Workers (2,438 local workers or 15.0%)
  • Technicians and Trades Workers (2,267 local workers or 14.0%)

In combination these three occupations accounted for 7,796 people in total or 48.0% 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 Albany and Western Australia were:

  • A larger percentage of local workers employed as Community and Personal Service Workers (15.0% compared to 11.8%)
  • A smaller percentage of local workers employed as Professionals (19.0% compared to 21.9%)
  • A larger percentage of local workers employed as Sales Workers (10.0% compared to 7.7%)
  • A smaller percentage of local workers employed as Machinery Operators And Drivers (5.6% compared to 7.8%)

Emerging groups

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

  • Professionals (+472 local workers)
  • Community and Personal Service Workers (+367 local workers)
  • Technicians and Trades Workers (+174 local workers)
  • Labourers (+173 local workers)

City of Albany

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