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 Shire of Ashburton will be influenced by factors including:
- The economic base and employment opportunities available in the Shire of Ashburton;
- 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 Shire of Ashburton, 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
Select industry:
Current benchmark:
Sex:
| Local workers occupations | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shire of Ashburton - All industries | 2021 | 2016 | Change | ||||||
| Occupations (Click rows to view sub-categories) | Number | % | Western Australia | Number | % | Western Australia | 2016 - 2021 | ||
| Managers | 748 | 5.4 | 12.2 | 1,256 | 5.4 | 12.0 | -508 | ||
| Professionals | 1,428 | 10.4 | 21.9 | 2,177 | 9.3 | 20.4 | -749 | ||
| Technicians and Trades Workers | 4,630 | 33.7 | 15.4 | 9,038 | 38.5 | 16.4 | -4,408 | ||
| Community and Personal Service Workers | 458 | 3.3 | 11.8 | 548 | 2.3 | 10.5 | -90 | ||
| Clerical and Administrative Workers | 653 | 4.8 | 12.0 | 1,047 | 4.5 | 12.9 | -394 | ||
| Sales Workers | 156 | 1.1 | 7.7 | 174 | 0.7 | 8.8 | -18 | ||
| Machinery Operators And Drivers | 3,852 | 28.1 | 7.8 | 4,962 | 21.2 | 7.6 | -1,110 | ||
| Labourers | 1,481 | 10.8 | 9.4 | 3,827 | 16.3 | 9.8 | -2,346 | ||
| Inadequately described or not stated | 323 | 2.4 | 1.7 | 420 | 1.8 | 1.7 | -97 | ||
| Total Persons | 13,729 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 23,449 | 100.0 | 100.0 | -9,720 | ||
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2016 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions) Please refer to specific data notes for more information | |||||||||
Dominant groups
An analysis of the jobs held by the All industries workforce in the Shire of Ashburton in 2021shows the three most popular occupations were:
- Technicians and Trades Workers (4,630 local workers or 33.7%)
- Machinery Operators And Drivers (3,852 local workers or 28.1%)
- Labourers (1,481 local workers or 10.8%)
In combination these three occupations accounted for 9,963 people in total or 72.6% of the All industries local workers.
In comparison, Western Australia employed 15.4% as Technicians and Trades Workers; 7.8% as Machinery Operators And Drivers and 9.4% as Labourers.
The major differences between the jobs held by the workforce in the Shire of Ashburton and Western Australia were:
- A larger percentage of local workers employed as Machinery Operators And Drivers (28.1% compared to 7.8%)
- A larger percentage of local workers employed as Technicians and Trades Workers (33.7% compared to 15.4%)
- A smaller percentage of local workers employed as Professionals (10.4% compared to 21.9%)
- A smaller percentage of local workers employed as Community and Personal Service Workers (3.3% compared to 11.8%)
Emerging groups
The largest changes in the jobs held by the workforce in the Shire of Ashburton between2016 and 2021 were those employed as:
- Technicians and Trades Workers (-4,408 local workers)
- Labourers (-2,346 local workers)
- Machinery Operators And Drivers (-1,110 local workers)
- Professionals (-749 local workers)