Coffs Harbour City
Local workers - Occupations - All industries
Within Coffs Harbour City, the workforce has a similar proportion of Managers and Professionals compared to the Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services workforce.
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 Coffs Harbour City will be influenced by factors including:
- The economic base and employment opportunities available in Coffs Harbour 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 Coffs Harbour City, view Occupations in conjunction with other indicators, such as Educational qualifications and Income.
Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) – Census 2011 (experimental imputed) & 2016 – by place of work
Please note – The 2016 Census used a new methodology to “impute” a work location to people who didn’t state their workplace address. As a result, 2016 and 2011 place of work data are not normally comparable. To allow comparison between 2011 and 2016, .id has sourced a 2011 dataset from the ABS which was experimentally imputed using the same methodology. To provide this detail, Coffs Harbour City in 2011 had to be constructed from a best fit of Work Destination Zones (DZNs). While it may not be an exact match to the LGA or region boundary, it is considered close enough to allow some comparison. Users should treat this time series data with caution, however, and not compare directly with 2011 data from any other source.
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| Coffs Harbour City - All industries | 2016 | 2011 | Change | ||||||
| Occupations (Click rows to view sub-categories) | Number | % | Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services % | Number | % | Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services % | 2011 to 2016 | ||
| Managers | 3,399 | 11.8 | 8.6 | 3,287 | 12.1 | 9.7 | +112 | 25000 | P |
| Professionals | 5,554 | 19.2 | 8.2 | 5,081 | 18.6 | 9.7 | +473 | 26000 | P |
| Technicians and Trades Workers | 3,515 | 12.2 | 22.8 | 3,513 | 12.9 | 30.2 | +2 | 27000 | P |
| Community and Personal Service Workers | 3,727 | 12.9 | -- | 3,336 | 12.2 | -- | +391 | 28000 | P |
| Clerical and Administrative Workers | 4,017 | 13.9 | 11.2 | 4,091 | 15.0 | 10.9 | -74 | 29000 | P |
| Sales Workers | 3,290 | 11.4 | 4.7 | 3,308 | 12.1 | 3.5 | -18 | 30000 | P |
| Machinery Operators And Drivers | 1,471 | 5.1 | 30.2 | 1,410 | 5.2 | 20.2 | +61 | 31000 | P |
| Labourers | 3,436 | 11.9 | 12.9 | 2,854 | 10.5 | 14.7 | +582 | 32000 | P |
| Inadequately described or not stated | 477 | 1.7 | 1.3 | 391 | 1.4 | 1.2 | +86 | 33000 | P |
| Total persons | 28,886 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 27,271 | 100.0 | 100.0 | +1,615 | ||
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing (opens a new window) 2011 and 2016. Compiled and presented by .id (opens a new window), the population experts.
Dominant groups
An analysis of the jobs held by the workforce in Coffs Harbour City in 2016 shows the three most popular occupations were:
- Professionals (5,554 local workers or 19.2%)
- Clerical and Administrative Workers (4,017 local workers or 13.9%)
- Community and Personal Service Workers (3,727 local workers or 12.9%)
In combination these three occupations accounted for 13,298 people in total or 46.0% of the local workers .
In comparison, the Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services workforce within Coffs Harbour City employed 8.2% as Professionals; 11.2% as Clerical and Administrative Workers; and % as Community and Personal Service Workers.
The major differences between the jobs held by the workforce in Coffs Harbour City and the Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services workforce were:
- A larger percentage of local workers employed as Community and Personal Service Workers (12.9% compared to 0.0%)
- A larger percentage of local workers employed as Professionals (19.2% compared to 8.2%)
- A smaller percentage of local workers employed as Machinery Operators And Drivers (5.1% compared to 30.2%)
- A smaller percentage of local workers employed as Technicians and Trades Workers (12.2% compared to 22.8%)
Emerging groups
The largest changes in the jobs held by the in Coffs Harbour City workforce between 2011 and 2016 were:
- Labourers (+582 local workers)
- Professionals (+473 local workers)
- Community and Personal Service Workers (+391 local workers)
- Managers (+112 local workers)