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 Ballarat will be influenced by factors including:
- The economic base and employment opportunities available in the City of Ballarat;
- 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 Ballarat, 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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| City of Ballarat - All industries | 2021 | 2016 | Change | ||||||
| Occupations (Click rows to view sub-categories) | Number | % | Victoria | Number | % | Victoria | 2016 - 2021 | ||
| Managers | 5,705 | 10.6 | 14.0 | 4,704 | 10.3 | 13.5 | +1,001 | ||
| Professionals | 12,064 | 22.3 | 25.0 | 10,053 | 22.0 | 23.2 | +2,011 | ||
| Technicians and Trades Workers | 7,201 | 13.3 | 12.6 | 6,221 | 13.6 | 13.1 | +980 | ||
| Community and Personal Service Workers | 7,535 | 14.0 | 11.0 | 5,805 | 12.7 | 10.6 | +1,730 | ||
| Clerical and Administrative Workers | 6,996 | 13.0 | 12.4 | 6,195 | 13.5 | 13.3 | +801 | ||
| Sales Workers | 5,456 | 10.1 | 8.4 | 5,150 | 11.2 | 9.7 | +306 | ||
| Machinery Operators And Drivers | 2,965 | 5.5 | 5.9 | 2,393 | 5.2 | 5.8 | +572 | ||
| Labourers | 5,274 | 9.8 | 8.8 | 4,536 | 9.9 | 9.0 | +738 | ||
| Inadequately described or not stated | 788 | 1.5 | 2.0 | 732 | 1.6 | 1.7 | +56 | ||
| Total Persons | 53,984 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 45,789 | 100.0 | 100.0 | +8,195 | ||
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 City of Ballarat in 2021shows the three most popular occupations were:
- Professionals (12,064 local workers or 22.3%)
- Community and Personal Service Workers (7,535 local workers or 14.0%)
- Technicians and Trades Workers (7,201 local workers or 13.3%)
In combination these three occupations accounted for 26,800 people in total or 49.6% of the All industries local workers.
In comparison, Victoria employed 25.0% as Professionals; 11.0% as Community and Personal Service Workers and 12.6% as Technicians and Trades Workers.
The major differences between the jobs held by the workforce in the City of Ballarat and Victoria were:
- A smaller percentage of local workers employed as Managers (10.6% compared to 14.0%)
- A larger percentage of local workers employed as Community and Personal Service Workers (14.0% compared to 11.0%)
- A smaller percentage of local workers employed as Professionals (22.3% compared to 25.0%)
- A larger percentage of local workers employed as Sales Workers (10.1% compared to 8.4%)
Emerging groups
The largest changes in the jobs held by the workforce in the City of Ballarat between2016 and 2021 were those employed as:
- Professionals (+2,011 local workers)
- Community and Personal Service Workers (+1,730 local workers)
- Managers (+1,001 local workers)
- Technicians and Trades Workers (+980 local workers)