City of Charles Sturt

Local workers - Occupations - All industries

In the City of Charles Sturt, 20.1% of workers were Professionals, compared to 21.4% in South 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 Charles Sturt will be influenced by factors including:

  • The economic base and employment opportunities available in the City of Charles Sturt;
  • 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 Charles Sturt, 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 Charles Sturt - All industries 20212016Change
Occupations (Click rows to view sub-categories)Number%. South AustraliaNumber%. South Australia2016 - 2021
Managers5,53312.313.04,53511.412.6+998
Professionals9,01620.121.47,55819.020.2+1,458
Technicians and Trades Workers6,67114.813.25,82114.613.4+850
Community and Personal Service Workers6,09613.613.14,96912.512.0+1,127
Clerical and Administrative Workers5,09111.312.54,94612.413.4+145
Sales Workers4,67910.48.54,69311.89.6-14
Machinery Operators And Drivers2,6725.96.02,8427.16.1-170
Labourers4,4399.910.53,9589.911.1+481
Inadequately described or not stated7581.71.85611.41.5+197
Total Persons44,955100.0100.039,883100.0100.0+5,072

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 Charles Sturt in 2021shows the three most popular occupations were:

  • Professionals (9,016 local workers or 20.1%)
  • Technicians and Trades Workers (6,671 local workers or 14.8%)
  • Community and Personal Service Workers (6,096 local workers or 13.6%)

In combination these three occupations accounted for 21,783 people in total or 48.4% of the All industries local workers.

In comparison, South Australia employed 21.4% as Professionals; 13.2% as Technicians and Trades Workers and 13.1% as Community and Personal Service Workers.

The major differences between the jobs held by the workforce in the City of Charles Sturt and South Australia were:

  • A larger percentage of local workers employed as Sales Workers (10.4% compared to 8.5%)
  • A larger percentage of local workers employed as Technicians and Trades Workers (14.8% compared to 13.2%)
  • A smaller percentage of local workers employed as Professionals (20.1% compared to 21.4%)
  • A smaller percentage of local workers employed as Clerical and Administrative Workers (11.3% compared to 12.5%)

Emerging groups

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

  • Professionals (+1,458 local workers)
  • Community and Personal Service Workers (+1,127 local workers)
  • Managers (+998 local workers)
  • Technicians and Trades Workers (+850 local workers)

City of Charles Sturt

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