Gunnedah Shire
Local workers - Occupations - All industries
Within the Gunnedah Shire, the workforce has a similar proportion of Managers and Professionals compared to New South Wales.
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 worers in Gunnedah Shire will be influenced by factors including:
- The economic base and employment opportunities available in Gunnedah Shire;
- 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 Gunnedah Shire, view Occupations in conjunction with other indicators, such as Educational qualifications and Income.
Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) – Census 2016 – by place of work
Please note: Currently only 2016 data are available for work destination. 2011 data are not comparable due to a change in methodology in 2016 which “imputed” a work destination to those workers who didn’t state their work destination. This means comparisons with earlier years should not be made. .id are currently sourcing data collected under the same methodology in 2011 which will be added to this page at a later date. For a detailed case study of this issue please visit our blog post.
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| Gunnedah Shire - All industries | 2016 | ||||||||
| Occupations (Click rows to view sub-categories) | Number | % | New South Wales % | ||||||
| Managers | 899 | 18.5 | 13.5 | 0 | -- | -- | +899 | 25000 | P |
| Professionals | 656 | 13.5 | 23.6 | 0 | -- | -- | +656 | 26000 | P |
| Technicians and Trades Workers | 607 | 12.5 | 12.7 | 0 | -- | -- | +607 | 27000 | P |
| Community and Personal Service Workers | 491 | 10.1 | 10.4 | 0 | -- | -- | +491 | 28000 | P |
| Clerical and Administrative Workers | 530 | 10.9 | 13.8 | 0 | -- | -- | +530 | 29000 | P |
| Sales Workers | 438 | 9.0 | 9.2 | 0 | -- | -- | +438 | 30000 | P |
| Machinery Operators And Drivers | 511 | 10.5 | 6.1 | 0 | -- | -- | +511 | 31000 | P |
| Labourers | 643 | 13.2 | 8.8 | 0 | -- | -- | +643 | 32000 | P |
| Inadequately described or not stated | 88 | 1.8 | 1.8 | 0 | -- | -- | +88 | 33000 | P |
| Total persons | 4,863 | 100.0 | 100.0 | ||||||
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing (opens a new window) 2011 and 2016. Compiled and presented by .id (opens a new window), the population experts.
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Dominant groups
An analysis of the jobs held by the in Gunnedah Shire in 2016 shows the three most popular occupations were:
- Managers (899 local workers or 18.5%)
- Professionals (656 local workers or 13.5%)
- Labourers (643 local workers or 13.2%)
In combination these three occupations accounted for 2,198 people in total or 45.2% of the local workers .
In comparison, New South Wales employed 13.5% as Managers; 23.6% as Professionals; and 8.8% as Labourers.
The major differences between the jobs held by the in the Gunnedah Shire and New South Wales were:
- A larger percentage of local workers employed as Managers (18.5% compared to 13.5%)
- A larger percentage of local workers employed as Labourers (13.2% compared to 8.8%)
- A larger percentage of local workers employed as Machinery Operators And Drivers (10.5% compared to 6.1%)
- A smaller percentage of local workers employed as Professionals (13.5% compared to 23.6%)
Emerging groups
The largest changes in the jobs held by the in the Gunnedah Shire between 2011 and 2016 were:
- Managers (+899 local workers)
- Professionals (+656 local workers)
- Labourers (+643 local workers)
- Technicians and Trades Workers (+607 local workers)