City of Glen Eira

Resident workers - Occupations of employment

There are more resident workers (All industries) Professionals in the City of Glen Eira 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 Glen Eira'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 Glen Eira 20212016Change
Occupations (Click rows to view sub-categories)Number%. VictoriaNumber%. Victoria2016 - 2021
Managers14,00817.614.011,47716.513.5+2,531
Professionals28,78136.125.024,06334.623.3+4,718
Technicians and Trades Workers6,4848.112.66,1478.813.1+337
Community and Personal Service Workers7,1829.011.06,2739.010.6+909
Clerical and Administrative Workers9,89612.412.49,37913.513.3+517
Sales Workers6,4328.18.36,3959.29.7+37
Machinery Operators And Drivers1,8612.35.91,5272.25.8+334
Labourers3,5354.48.83,2484.79.0+287
Inadequately described or not stated1,4521.82.01,1211.61.7+331
Total Persons79,631100.0100.069,630100.0100.0+10,001

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 Glen Eira in 2021shows the three most popular occupations were:

  • Professionals (28,781 people or 36.1%)
  • Managers (14,008 people or 17.6%)
  • Clerical and Administrative Workers (9,896 people or 12.4%)

In combination these three occupations accounted for 52,685 people in total or 66.2% 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 Glen Eira and Victoria were:

  • A larger percentage of resident workers (All industries) employed as Professionals (36.1% compared to 25.0%)
  • A smaller percentage of resident workers (All industries) employed as Technicians and Trades Workers (8.1% compared to 12.6%)
  • A smaller percentage of resident workers (All industries) employed as Labourers (4.4% compared to 8.8%)
  • A larger percentage of resident workers (All industries) employed as Managers (17.6% compared to 14.0%)

Emerging groups

The number of resident workers (All industries) in the City of Glen Eira increased by 10,001 between 2016 and 2021.

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

  • Professionals (+4,718 persons)
  • Managers (+2,531 persons)
  • Community and Personal Service Workers (+909 persons)
  • Clerical and Administrative Workers (+517 persons)

City of Glen Eira

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