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 Blacktown City will be influenced by factors including:
- The economic base and employment opportunities available in Blacktown City;
- 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 Blacktown City, view Occupations in conjunction with other indicators, such as Educational qualifications and Income.
Data source
Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) – Census 2011 (experimental imputed) & 2016 – by place of work
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Current benchmark:
Gender:
| Local workers occupations | |||||||||
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| Blacktown City - All industries | 2016 | 2011 | Change | ||||||
| Occupations (Click rows to view sub-categories) | Number | % | New South Wales | Number | % | New South Wales | 2011 - 2016 | ||
| Managers | 11,938 | 11.3 | 13.5 | 10,302 | 11.2 | 13.3 | +1,636 | ||
| Professionals | 17,026 | 16.2 | 23.6 | 14,878 | 16.1 | 22.7 | +2,148 | ||
| Technicians and Trades Workers | 12,865 | 12.2 | 12.7 | 11,830 | 12.8 | 13.2 | +1,035 | ||
| Community and Personal Service Workers | 9,391 | 8.9 | 10.4 | 7,552 | 8.2 | 9.5 | +1,839 | ||
| Clerical and Administrative Workers | 14,262 | 13.5 | 13.8 | 13,675 | 14.8 | 15.0 | +587 | ||
| Sales Workers | 10,618 | 10.1 | 9.2 | 9,396 | 10.2 | 9.3 | +1,222 | ||
| Machinery Operators And Drivers | 16,043 | 15.2 | 6.1 | 13,099 | 14.2 | 6.4 | +2,944 | ||
| Labourers | 11,111 | 10.5 | 8.8 | 9,795 | 10.6 | 8.7 | +1,316 | ||
| Inadequately described or not stated | 2,097 | 2.0 | 1.8 | 1,813 | 2.0 | 1.8 | +284 | ||
| Total Persons | 105,351 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 92,340 | 100.0 | 100.0 | +13,011 | ||
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2011 and 2016. 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 Blacktown City in 2016 shows the three most popular occupations were:
- Professionals (17,026 local workers or 16.2%)
- Machinery Operators And Drivers (16,043 local workers or 15.2%)
- Clerical and Administrative Workers (14,262 local workers or 13.5%)
In combination these three occupations accounted for 47,331 people in total or 44.9% of the All industries local workers.
In comparison, New South Wales employed 23.6% as Professionals; 6.1% as Machinery Operators And Drivers and 13.8% as Clerical and Administrative Workers.
The major differences between the jobs held by the workforce in Blacktown City and New South Wales were:
- A larger percentage of local workers employed as Machinery Operators And Drivers (15.2% compared to 6.1%)
- A smaller percentage of local workers employed as Professionals (16.2% compared to 23.6%)
- A smaller percentage of local workers employed as Managers (11.3% compared to 13.5%)
- A larger percentage of local workers employed as Labourers (10.5% compared to 8.8%)
Emerging groups
The largest changes in the jobs held by the workforce in Blacktown City between 2011 and 2016 were those employed as:
- Machinery Operators And Drivers (+2,944 local workers)
- Professionals (+2,148 local workers)
- Community and Personal Service Workers (+1,839 local workers)
- Managers (+1,636 local workers)