City of Brimbank

Resident workers - Occupations of employment

There are more resident workers (All industries) Professionals in the City of Brimbank 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 Brimbank'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 2016 and 2021 – by usual residence

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Resident workers occupations
City of Brimbank 20212016Change
Occupations (Click rows to view sub-categories)Number%. VictoriaNumber%. Victoria2016 - 2021
Managers7,2638.814.06,6658.313.5+598
Professionals13,91516.825.011,58714.523.3+2,328
Technicians and Trades Workers11,30613.612.611,08313.913.1+223
Community and Personal Service Workers9,09211.011.08,47110.610.6+621
Clerical and Administrative Workers11,08113.412.410,98913.713.3+92
Sales Workers7,1058.68.38,01510.09.7-910
Machinery Operators And Drivers9,83111.85.99,41111.85.8+420
Labourers11,03313.38.811,82514.89.0-792
Inadequately described or not stated2,3632.82.01,9732.51.7+390
Total Persons82,989100.0100.080,019100.0100.0+2,970

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 resident workers in the City of Brimbank in 2021shows the three most popular occupations were:

  • Professionals (13,915 people or 16.8%)
  • Technicians and Trades Workers (11,306 people or 13.6%)
  • Clerical and Administrative Workers (11,081 people or 13.4%)

In combination these three occupations accounted for 36,302 people in total or 43.7% of the resident workers (All industries).

In comparison, Victoria employed 25.0% in Professionals; 12.6% in Technicians and Trades Workers and 12.4% in Clerical and Administrative Workers.

The major differences between the jobs held by the resident workers (All industries) of the City of Brimbank and Victoria were:

  • A smaller percentage of resident workers (All industries) employed as Professionals (16.8% compared to 25.0%)
  • A larger percentage of resident workers (All industries) employed as Machinery Operators And Drivers (11.8% compared to 5.9%)
  • A smaller percentage of resident workers (All industries) employed as Managers (8.8% compared to 14.0%)
  • A larger percentage of resident workers (All industries) employed as Labourers (13.3% compared to 8.8%)

Emerging groups

The number of resident workers (All industries) in the City of Brimbank increased by 2,970 between 2016 and 2021.

The largest change in the occupations of the resident workers between 2016 and 2021 in the City of Brimbank were those employed as:

  • Professionals (+2,328 persons)
  • Sales Workers (-910 persons)
  • Labourers (-792 persons)
  • Community and Personal Service Workers (+621 persons)

City of Brimbank

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