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 Hume City will be influenced by factors including:
- The economic base and employment opportunities available in Hume City;
- 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 Hume City, view Occupations in conjunction with other indicators, such as Educational qualifications and Income.
Data source
Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) – Census 2011 (experimental imputed) & 2016 – by place of work
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Current benchmark:
Gender:
| Local workers occupations | |||||||||
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| Hume City - All industries | 2016 | 2011 | Change | ||||||
| Occupations (Click rows to view sub-categories) | Number | % | Victoria | Number | % | Victoria | 2011 - 2016 | ||
| Managers | 10,219 | 11.4 | 13.5 | 8,789 | 10.9 | 13.2 | +1,430 | ||
| Professionals | 12,148 | 13.6 | 23.2 | 10,370 | 12.8 | 22.3 | +1,778 | ||
| Technicians and Trades Workers | 12,710 | 14.2 | 13.1 | 12,892 | 16.0 | 13.8 | -182 | ||
| Community and Personal Service Workers | 9,104 | 10.2 | 10.6 | 6,881 | 8.5 | 9.3 | +2,223 | ||
| Clerical and Administrative Workers | 12,038 | 13.5 | 13.3 | 11,425 | 14.2 | 14.4 | +613 | ||
| Sales Workers | 9,025 | 10.1 | 9.7 | 7,758 | 9.6 | 9.7 | +1,267 | ||
| Machinery Operators And Drivers | 12,204 | 13.6 | 5.8 | 10,905 | 13.5 | 6.1 | +1,299 | ||
| Labourers | 10,281 | 11.5 | 9.0 | 9,552 | 11.8 | 9.0 | +729 | ||
| Inadequately described or not stated | 1,763 | 2.0 | 1.7 | 2,136 | 2.6 | 2.2 | -373 | ||
| Total Persons | 89,492 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 80,708 | 100.0 | 100.0 | +8,784 | ||
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2011 and 2016. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions) Please refer to specific data notes for more information | |||||||||
Dominant groups
An analysis of the jobs held by the All industries workforce in Hume City in 2016 shows the three most popular occupations were:
- Technicians and Trades Workers (12,710 local workers or 14.2%)
- Machinery Operators And Drivers (12,204 local workers or 13.6%)
- Professionals (12,148 local workers or 13.6%)
In combination these three occupations accounted for 37,062 people in total or 41.4% of the All industries local workers.
In comparison, Victoria employed 13.1% as Technicians and Trades Workers; 5.8% as Machinery Operators And Drivers and 23.2% as Professionals.
The major differences between the jobs held by the workforce in Hume City and Victoria were:
- A smaller percentage of local workers employed as Professionals (13.6% compared to 23.2%)
- A larger percentage of local workers employed as Machinery Operators And Drivers (13.6% compared to 5.8%)
- A larger percentage of local workers employed as Labourers (11.5% compared to 9.0%)
- A smaller percentage of local workers employed as Managers (11.4% compared to 13.5%)
Emerging groups
The largest changes in the jobs held by the workforce in Hume City between 2011 and 2016 were those employed as:
- Community and Personal Service Workers (+2,223 local workers)
- Professionals (+1,778 local workers)
- Managers (+1,430 local workers)
- Machinery Operators And Drivers (+1,299 local workers)