Kempsey Shire

Local workers - Occupations - All industries

In Kempsey Shire, 17.9% of workers were Community and Personal Service Workers, compared to 25.9% in 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 workers in Kempsey Shire will be influenced by factors including:

  • The economic base and employment opportunities available in Kempsey 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 Kempsey Shire, 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
Kempsey Shire - All industries 20212016Change
Occupations (Click rows to view sub-categories)Number%. New South WalesNumber%. New South Wales2016 - 2021
Managers1,27812.314.61,14312.213.5+135
Professionals1,79217.325.91,55616.723.6+236
Technicians and Trades Workers1,18211.411.81,13412.112.7+48
Community and Personal Service Workers1,85217.910.61,43715.410.4+415
Clerical and Administrative Workers1,07110.313.01,04711.213.8+24
Sales Workers1,0189.88.095110.29.2+67
Machinery Operators And Drivers6196.06.06046.56.1+15
Labourers1,35813.18.21,27113.68.8+87
Inadequately described or not stated2032.01.91942.11.8+9
Total Persons10,373100.0100.09,337100.0100.0+1,036

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 Kempsey Shire in 2021shows the three most popular occupations were:

  • Community and Personal Service Workers (1,852 local workers or 17.9%)
  • Professionals (1,792 local workers or 17.3%)
  • Labourers (1,358 local workers or 13.1%)

In combination these three occupations accounted for 5,002 people in total or 48.2% of the All industries local workers.

In comparison, New South Wales employed 10.6% as Community and Personal Service Workers; 25.9% as Professionals and 8.2% as Labourers.

The major differences between the jobs held by the workforce in Kempsey Shire and New South Wales were:

  • A smaller percentage of local workers employed as Professionals (17.3% compared to 25.9%)
  • A larger percentage of local workers employed as Community and Personal Service Workers (17.9% compared to 10.6%)
  • A larger percentage of local workers employed as Labourers (13.1% compared to 8.2%)
  • A smaller percentage of local workers employed as Clerical and Administrative Workers (10.3% compared to 13.0%)

Emerging groups

The largest changes in the jobs held by the workforce in Kempsey Shire between2016 and 2021 were those employed as:

  • Community and Personal Service Workers (+415 local workers)
  • Professionals (+236 local workers)
  • Managers (+135 local workers)
  • Labourers (+87 local workers)

Kempsey Shire

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