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 Gunnedah 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.
Data source
Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) – Census 2011 and 2016 – by usual residence
| Resident workers occupations | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gunnedah Shire | 2016 | 2011 | Change | ||||||
| Occupations (Click rows to view sub-categories) | Number | % | New South Wales | Number | % | New South Wales | 2011 - 2016 | ||
| Managers | 11 | 6.2 | 13.2 | 6 | 3.6 | 11.9 | +5 | ||
| Professionals | 80 | 44.9 | 56.3 | 76 | 45.8 | 53.7 | +4 | ||
| Technicians and Trades Workers | 19 | 10.7 | 7.9 | 22 | 13.3 | 8.4 | -3 | ||
| Community and Personal Service Workers | -- | 0 | 0.3 | -- | 0 | 0.3 | -- | ||
| Clerical and Administrative Workers | 58 | 32.6 | 18.0 | 56 | 33.7 | 21.0 | +2 | ||
| Sales Workers | 3 | 1.7 | 2.1 | -- | 0 | 2.0 | -- | ||
| Machinery Operators And Drivers | 3 | 1.7 | 0.4 | -- | 0 | 0.4 | -- | ||
| Labourers | 4 | 2.2 | 1.0 | 6 | 3.6 | 0.9 | -2 | ||
| Inadequately described or not stated | -- | 0 | 1.0 | -- | 0 | 1.4 | -- | ||
| Total Persons | 178 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 166 | 100.0 | 100.0 | +12 | ||
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 Gunnedah Shire in 2016 shows the three most popular occupations were:
- Professionals (80 people or 44.9%)
- Clerical and Administrative Workers (58 people or 32.6%)
- Technicians and Trades Workers (19 people or 10.7%)
In combination these three occupations accounted for 157 people in total or 88.2% of the resident workers (Professional, Scientific and Technical Services).
In comparison, New South Wales employed 56.3% in Professionals; 18.0% in Clerical and Administrative Workers and 7.9% in Technicians and Trades Workers.
The major differences between the jobs held by the resident workers (Professional, Scientific and Technical Services) of Gunnedah Shire and New South Wales were:
- A larger percentage of resident workers (Professional, Scientific and Technical Services) employed as Clerical and Administrative Workers (32.6% compared to 18.0%)
- A smaller percentage of resident workers (Professional, Scientific and Technical Services) employed as Professionals (44.9% compared to 56.3%)
- A smaller percentage of resident workers (Professional, Scientific and Technical Services) employed as Managers (6.2% compared to 13.2%)
- A larger percentage of resident workers (Professional, Scientific and Technical Services) employed as Technicians and Trades Workers (10.7% compared to 7.9%)
Emerging groups
The number of resident workers (Professional, Scientific and Technical Services) in Gunnedah Shire increased by 12 between 2011 and 2016.
The largest change in the occupations of the resident workers between 2011 and 2016 in Gunnedah Shire were those employed as:
- Managers (+5 persons)
- Professionals (+4 persons)
- Technicians and Trades Workers (-3 persons)
- Clerical and Administrative Workers (+2 persons)