Clarence Valley Council area
Local workers - Occupations - All industries
In Clarence Valley Council area, 17.0% of workers were Professionals, compared to 23.6% 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 Clarence Valley Council area will be influenced by factors including:
- The economic base and employment opportunities available in Clarence Valley Council area;
- 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 Clarence Valley Council area, 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
| Local workers occupations | |||||||||
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| Clarence Valley Council area - All industries | 2016 | 2011 | Change | ||||||
| Occupations (Click rows to view sub-categories) | Number | % | New South Wales | Number | % | New South Wales | 2011 - 2016 | ||
| Managers | 2,002 | 12.2 | 13.5 | 2,103 | 12.6 | 13.3 | -101 | ||
| Professionals | 2,783 | 17.0 | 23.6 | 2,645 | 15.8 | 22.7 | +138 | ||
| Technicians and Trades Workers | 2,135 | 13.0 | 12.7 | 2,155 | 12.9 | 13.2 | -20 | ||
| Community and Personal Service Workers | 2,299 | 14.0 | 10.4 | 2,293 | 13.7 | 9.5 | +6 | ||
| Clerical and Administrative Workers | 2,045 | 12.5 | 13.8 | 2,072 | 12.4 | 15.0 | -27 | ||
| Sales Workers | 1,828 | 11.2 | 9.2 | 1,962 | 11.7 | 9.3 | -134 | ||
| Machinery Operators And Drivers | 1,102 | 6.7 | 6.1 | 1,096 | 6.6 | 6.4 | +6 | ||
| Labourers | 1,897 | 11.6 | 8.8 | 2,092 | 12.5 | 8.7 | -195 | ||
| Inadequately described or not stated | 273 | 1.7 | 1.8 | 281 | 1.7 | 1.8 | -8 | ||
| Total Persons | 16,364 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 16,699 | 100.0 | 100.0 | -335 | ||
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2011 and 2016. Compiled and presented by .id the population experts Please refer to specific data notes for more information | |||||||||
Dominant groups
An analysis of the jobs held by the All industries workforce in Clarence Valley Council area in 2016 shows the three most popular occupations were:
- Professionals (2,783 local workers or 17.0%)
- Community and Personal Service Workers (2,299 local workers or 14.0%)
- Technicians and Trades Workers (2,135 local workers or 13.0%)
In combination these three occupations accounted for 7,217 people in total or 44.1% of the All industries local workers.
In comparison, New South Wales employed 23.6% as Professionals; 10.4% as Community and Personal Service Workers and 12.7% as Technicians and Trades Workers.
The major differences between the jobs held by the workforce in Clarence Valley Council area and New South Wales were:
- A smaller percentage of local workers employed as Professionals (17.0% compared to 23.6%)
- A larger percentage of local workers employed as Community and Personal Service Workers (14.0% compared to 10.4%)
- A larger percentage of local workers employed as Labourers (11.6% compared to 8.8%)
- A larger percentage of local workers employed as Sales Workers (11.2% compared to 9.2%)
Emerging groups
The largest changes in the jobs held by the workforce in Clarence Valley Council area between 2011 and 2016 were those employed as:
- Labourers (-195 local workers)
- Professionals (+138 local workers)
- Sales Workers (-134 local workers)
- Managers (-101 local workers)