Coastal Urban Economic Region
Resident workers - Occupations of employment
There are more resident workers (All industries) Technicians and Trades Workers in the Coastal Urban Economic Region 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 the Coastal Urban Economic Region'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.
Data source
Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) – Census 2011 and 2016 – by usual residence
| Resident workers occupations | |||||||||
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| Coastal Urban Economic Region | 2016 | 2011 | Change | ||||||
| Occupations (Click rows to view sub-categories) | Number | % | Tasmania | Number | % | Tasmania | 2011 - 2016 | ||
| Managers | 3,977 | 11.1 | 12.2 | 4,238 | 11.5 | 12.4 | -261 | ||
| Professionals | 5,240 | 14.6 | 18.8 | 5,397 | 14.7 | 18.5 | -157 | ||
| Technicians and Trades Workers | 5,533 | 15.4 | 14.0 | 6,301 | 17.1 | 14.8 | -768 | ||
| Community and Personal Service Workers | 4,492 | 12.5 | 12.4 | 4,133 | 11.2 | 11.1 | +359 | ||
| Clerical and Administrative Workers | 4,250 | 11.8 | 13.0 | 4,487 | 12.2 | 13.8 | -237 | ||
| Sales Workers | 3,897 | 10.8 | 9.9 | 3,738 | 10.2 | 9.7 | +159 | ||
| Machinery Operators And Drivers | 2,961 | 8.2 | 6.4 | 3,154 | 8.6 | 6.7 | -193 | ||
| Labourers | 5,003 | 13.9 | 11.6 | 4,806 | 13.1 | 11.3 | +197 | ||
| Inadequately described or not stated | 622 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 570 | 1.5 | 1.5 | +52 | ||
| Total Persons | 35,975 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 36,824 | 100.0 | 100.0 | -849 | ||
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2011 and 2016. Compiled and presented by .id informed decisions | |||||||||
Dominant groups
An analysis of the jobs held by the resident workers in the Coastal Urban Economic Region in 2016 shows the three most popular occupations were:
- Technicians and Trades Workers (5,533 people or 15.4%)
- Professionals (5,240 people or 14.6%)
- Labourers (5,003 people or 13.9%)
In combination these three occupations accounted for 15,776 people in total or 43.8% of the resident workers (All industries).
In comparison, Tasmania employed 14.0% in Technicians and Trades Workers; 18.8% in Professionals and 11.6% in Labourers.
The major differences between the jobs held by the resident workers (All industries) of the Coastal Urban Economic Region and Tasmania were:
- A smaller percentage of resident workers (All industries) employed as Professionals (14.6% compared to 18.8%)
- A larger percentage of resident workers (All industries) employed as Labourers (13.9% compared to 11.6%)
- A larger percentage of resident workers (All industries) employed as Machinery Operators And Drivers (8.2% compared to 6.4%)
- A larger percentage of resident workers (All industries) employed as Technicians and Trades Workers (15.4% compared to 14.0%)
Emerging groups
The number of resident workers (All industries) in the Coastal Urban Economic Region decreased by 849 between 2011 and 2016.
The largest change in the occupations of the resident workers between 2011 and 2016 in the Coastal Urban Economic Region were those employed as:
- Technicians and Trades Workers (-768 persons)
- Community and Personal Service Workers (+359 persons)
- Managers (-261 persons)
- Clerical and Administrative Workers (-237 persons)