City of Canning

Local workers - Occupations - All industries

In the City of Canning, 16.6% of workers were Technicians and Trades Workers, compared to 21.9% in Western Australia.

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 Canning will be influenced by factors including:

  • The economic base and employment opportunities available in the City of Canning;
  • 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 Canning, 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
City of Canning - All industries 20212016Change
Occupations (Click rows to view sub-categories)Number%. Western AustraliaNumber%. Western Australia2016 - 2021
Managers7,64112.512.26,68012.212.0+961
Professionals8,39313.721.97,58813.820.4+805
Technicians and Trades Workers10,14716.615.48,91916.216.4+1,228
Community and Personal Service Workers4,9928.211.84,0937.510.5+899
Clerical and Administrative Workers8,18813.412.08,02314.612.9+165
Sales Workers6,13510.07.76,30311.58.8-168
Machinery Operators And Drivers8,16113.47.87,03612.87.6+1,125
Labourers6,33110.49.45,2679.69.8+1,064
Inadequately described or not stated1,1071.81.79831.81.7+124
Total Persons61,095100.0100.054,892100.0100.0+6,203

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 the City of Canning in 2021shows the three most popular occupations were:

  • Technicians and Trades Workers (10,147 local workers or 16.6%)
  • Professionals (8,393 local workers or 13.7%)
  • Clerical and Administrative Workers (8,188 local workers or 13.4%)

In combination these three occupations accounted for 26,728 people in total or 43.7% of the All industries local workers.

In comparison, Western Australia employed 15.4% as Technicians and Trades Workers; 21.9% as Professionals and 12.0% as Clerical and Administrative Workers.

The major differences between the jobs held by the workforce in the City of Canning and Western Australia were:

  • A smaller percentage of local workers employed as Professionals (13.7% compared to 21.9%)
  • A larger percentage of local workers employed as Machinery Operators And Drivers (13.4% compared to 7.8%)
  • A smaller percentage of local workers employed as Community and Personal Service Workers (8.2% compared to 11.8%)
  • A larger percentage of local workers employed as Sales Workers (10.0% compared to 7.7%)

Emerging groups

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

  • Technicians and Trades Workers (+1,228 local workers)
  • Machinery Operators And Drivers (+1,125 local workers)
  • Labourers (+1,064 local workers)
  • Managers (+961 local workers)

City of Canning

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