Broken Hill City

Local workers - Occupations - All industries

In Broken Hill City, 17.6% of workers were Professionals, compared to 25.9% in New South Wales.

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 Broken Hill City will be influenced by factors including:

  • The economic base and employment opportunities available in Broken Hill 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 Broken Hill City, 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
Broken Hill City - All industries 20212016Change
Occupations (Click rows to view sub-categories)Number%. New South WalesNumber%. New South Wales2016 - 2021
Managers6739.514.66749.813.5-1
Professionals1,25617.625.91,17317.123.6+83
Technicians and Trades Workers1,07015.011.898414.412.7+86
Community and Personal Service Workers1,14816.110.61,02615.010.4+122
Clerical and Administrative Workers76910.813.074410.913.8+25
Sales Workers6389.08.069410.19.2-56
Machinery Operators And Drivers72510.26.069810.26.1+27
Labourers6879.68.272310.68.8-36
Inadequately described or not stated1542.21.91331.91.8+21
Total Persons7,120100.0100.06,849100.0100.0+271

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 Broken Hill City in 2021shows the three most popular occupations were:

  • Professionals (1,256 local workers or 17.6%)
  • Community and Personal Service Workers (1,148 local workers or 16.1%)
  • Technicians and Trades Workers (1,070 local workers or 15.0%)

In combination these three occupations accounted for 3,474 people in total or 48.8% of the All industries local workers.

In comparison, New South Wales employed 25.9% as Professionals; 10.6% as Community and Personal Service Workers and 11.8% as Technicians and Trades Workers.

The major differences between the jobs held by the workforce in Broken Hill City and New South Wales were:

  • A smaller percentage of local workers employed as Professionals (17.6% compared to 25.9%)
  • A larger percentage of local workers employed as Community and Personal Service Workers (16.1% compared to 10.6%)
  • A smaller percentage of local workers employed as Managers (9.5% compared to 14.6%)
  • A larger percentage of local workers employed as Machinery Operators And Drivers (10.2% compared to 6.0%)

Emerging groups

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

  • Community and Personal Service Workers (+122 local workers)
  • Technicians and Trades Workers (+86 local workers)
  • Professionals (+83 local workers)
  • Sales Workers (-56 local workers)

Broken Hill City

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