City of Darebin

Local workers - Occupations - All industries

In the City of Darebin, 25.2% of workers were Professionals, compared to 25.0% in Victoria.

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 the City of Darebin will be influenced by factors including:

  • The economic base and employment opportunities available in the City of Darebin;
  • 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 the City of Darebin, view Occupations in conjunction with other indicators, such as Educational qualifications and Income.

Data source

Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) – Census 2016 & 2021 – by place of work

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Local workers occupations
City of Darebin - All industries 20212016Change
Occupations (Click rows to view sub-categories)Number%. VictoriaNumber%. Victoria2016 - 2021
Managers6,81712.614.05,92712.413.5+890
Professionals13,58325.225.010,94123.023.2+2,642
Technicians and Trades Workers6,50412.112.65,81112.213.1+693
Community and Personal Service Workers7,66214.211.06,20013.010.6+1,462
Clerical and Administrative Workers6,05011.212.45,76212.113.3+288
Sales Workers5,45310.18.45,61111.89.7-158
Machinery Operators And Drivers3,0605.75.92,9146.15.8+146
Labourers3,8907.28.83,7287.89.0+162
Inadequately described or not stated9391.72.07781.61.7+161
Total Persons53,958100.0100.047,672100.0100.0+6,286

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 All industries workforce in the City of Darebin in 2021shows the three most popular occupations were:

  • Professionals (13,583 local workers or 25.2%)
  • Community and Personal Service Workers (7,662 local workers or 14.2%)
  • Managers (6,817 local workers or 12.6%)

In combination these three occupations accounted for 28,062 people in total or 52.0% of the All industries local workers.

In comparison, Victoria employed 25.0% as Professionals; 11.0% as Community and Personal Service Workers and 14.0% as Managers.

The major differences between the jobs held by the workforce in the City of Darebin and Victoria were:

  • A larger percentage of local workers employed as Community and Personal Service Workers (14.2% compared to 11.0%)
  • A larger percentage of local workers employed as Sales Workers (10.1% compared to 8.4%)
  • A smaller percentage of local workers employed as Labourers (7.2% compared to 8.8%)
  • A smaller percentage of local workers employed as Managers (12.6% compared to 14.0%)

Emerging groups

The largest changes in the jobs held by the workforce in the City of Darebin between2016 and 2021 were those employed as:

  • Professionals (+2,642 local workers)
  • Community and Personal Service Workers (+1,462 local workers)
  • Managers (+890 local workers)
  • Technicians and Trades Workers (+693 local workers)

City of Darebin

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