City of Darebin

Resident workers - Occupations of employment

There are more resident workers (All industries) Professionals in the City of Darebin 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 City of Darebin'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 2016 and 2021 – by usual residence

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Resident workers occupations
City of Darebin 20212016Change
Occupations (Click rows to view sub-categories)Number%. VictoriaNumber%. Victoria2016 - 2021
Managers11,13514.114.08,77612.513.5+2,359
Professionals27,10334.325.021,58030.723.3+5,523
Technicians and Trades Workers8,11610.312.67,75611.013.1+360
Community and Personal Service Workers8,02710.111.07,34410.410.6+683
Clerical and Administrative Workers9,42011.912.49,13213.013.3+288
Sales Workers5,6447.18.36,3259.09.7-681
Machinery Operators And Drivers3,0593.95.92,8484.15.8+211
Labourers5,1766.58.85,4037.79.0-227
Inadequately described or not stated1,4131.82.01,1441.61.7+269
Total Persons79,093100.0100.070,308100.0100.0+8,785

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 resident workers in the City of Darebin in 2021shows the three most popular occupations were:

  • Professionals (27,103 people or 34.3%)
  • Managers (11,135 people or 14.1%)
  • Clerical and Administrative Workers (9,420 people or 11.9%)

In combination these three occupations accounted for 47,658 people in total or 60.2% of the resident workers (All industries).

In comparison, Victoria employed 25.0% in Professionals; 14.0% in Managers and 12.4% in Clerical and Administrative Workers.

The major differences between the jobs held by the resident workers (All industries) of the City of Darebin and Victoria were:

  • A larger percentage of resident workers (All industries) employed as Professionals (34.3% compared to 25.0%)
  • A smaller percentage of resident workers (All industries) employed as Technicians and Trades Workers (10.3% compared to 12.6%)
  • A smaller percentage of resident workers (All industries) employed as Labourers (6.5% compared to 8.8%)
  • A smaller percentage of resident workers (All industries) employed as Machinery Operators And Drivers (3.9% compared to 5.9%)

Emerging groups

The number of resident workers (All industries) in the City of Darebin increased by 8,785 between 2016 and 2021.

The largest change in the occupations of the resident workers between 2016 and 2021 in the City of Darebin were those employed as:

  • Professionals (+5,523 persons)
  • Managers (+2,359 persons)
  • Community and Personal Service Workers (+683 persons)
  • Sales Workers (-681 persons)

City of Darebin

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