Cook Shire
Resident workers - Occupations of employment
There are more resident workers professionals in the Cook Shire than any other occupation.
Occupations are a key component in evaluating the knowledge, experience and skill-levels that industry can draw upon locally. It should be viewed with other indicators, such as Age structure, Qualifications, and Income for a comprehensive analysis of Cook Shire's local resident workers.
When comparing the occupations of local resident workers with local workers, Occupation data indicates whether an economy draws on the skills offered by its own residents or relies on a different set of skills imported from elsewhere in the region.
Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) – Census 2011 and 2016 – by usual residence
| Resident workers occupations | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cook Shire | 2016 | 2011 | Change | ||||||
| Occupations (Click rows to view sub-categories) | Number | % | Health Care and Social Assistance% | Number | % | Health Care and Social Assistance% | 2011 to 2016 | ||
| Managers | 246 | 14.5 | 6.0 | 279 | 17.6 | 3.1 | -33 | 25000 | P |
| Professionals | 304 | 17.9 | 43.3 | 249 | 15.7 | 41.0 | +55 | 26000 | P |
| Technicians and Trades Workers | 221 | 13.0 | 2.5 | 197 | 12.4 | 3.1 | +24 | 27000 | P |
| Community and Personal Service Workers | 203 | 11.9 | 28.4 | 176 | 11.1 | 29.8 | +27 | 28000 | P |
| Clerical and Administrative Workers | 167 | 9.8 | 9.0 | 152 | 9.6 | 15.5 | +15 | 29000 | P |
| Sales Workers | 95 | 5.6 | -- | 82 | 5.2 | -- | +13 | 30000 | P |
| Machinery Operators And Drivers | 141 | 8.3 | -- | 134 | 8.4 | -- | +7 | 31000 | P |
| Labourers | 291 | 17.1 | 8.0 | 276 | 17.4 | 5.6 | +15 | 32000 | P |
| Inadequately described or not stated | 33 | 1.9 | 3.0 | 44 | 2.8 | 1.9 | -11 | 33000 | P |
| Total persons | 1,701 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 1,589 | 100.0 | 100.0 | +112 | ||
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 resident workers in Cook Shire in 2016 shows the three most popular occupations were:
- Professionals (304 people or 17.9%)
- Labourers (291 people or 17.1%)
- Managers (246 people or 14.5%)
In combination these three occupations accounted for 841 people in total or 49.4% of the resident workers .
In comparison, Health Care and Social Assistance employed 43.3% in Professionals; 8.0% in Labourers; and 6.0% in Managers.
The major differences between the jobs held by the resident workers of the Cook Shire and Health Care and Social Assistance were:
- A larger percentage of resident workers employed as Technicians and Trades Workers (13.0% compared to 2.5%)
- A larger percentage of resident workers employed as Labourers (17.1% compared to 8.0%)
- A smaller percentage of resident workers employed as Professionals (17.9% compared to 43.3%)
- A smaller percentage of resident workers employed as Community and Personal Service Workers (11.9% compared to 28.4%)
Emerging groups
The number of people in the resident workers ] in Cook Shire increased by 112 between 2011 and 2016.
The largest change in the occupations of the resident workers between 2011 and 2016 in the Cook Shire was for those employed as:
- Professionals (+55 people)