City of Kingston

Resident workers - Occupations of employment

There are more resident workers (All industries) Professionals in the City of Kingston 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 Kingston'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 Kingston 20212016Change
Occupations (Click rows to view sub-categories)Number%. VictoriaNumber%. Victoria2016 - 2021
Managers12,55615.414.010,36714.013.5+2,189
Professionals21,56826.525.018,03724.323.3+3,531
Technicians and Trades Workers10,25912.612.69,92113.413.1+338
Community and Personal Service Workers8,15310.011.07,1899.710.6+964
Clerical and Administrative Workers11,48614.112.411,29315.213.3+193
Sales Workers7,1768.88.37,76610.59.7-590
Machinery Operators And Drivers3,4004.25.93,2434.45.8+157
Labourers5,3116.58.85,1246.99.0+187
Inadequately described or not stated1,3741.72.01,1581.61.7+216
Total Persons81,283100.0100.074,098100.0100.0+7,185

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 Kingston in 2021shows the three most popular occupations were:

  • Professionals (21,568 people or 26.5%)
  • Managers (12,556 people or 15.4%)
  • Clerical and Administrative Workers (11,486 people or 14.1%)

In combination these three occupations accounted for 45,610 people in total or 56.1% 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 Kingston and Victoria were:

  • A smaller percentage of resident workers (All industries) employed as Labourers (6.5% compared to 8.8%)
  • A smaller percentage of resident workers (All industries) employed as Machinery Operators And Drivers (4.2% compared to 5.9%)
  • A larger percentage of resident workers (All industries) employed as Clerical and Administrative Workers (14.1% compared to 12.4%)
  • A larger percentage of resident workers (All industries) employed as Professionals (26.5% compared to 25.0%)

Emerging groups

The number of resident workers (All industries) in the City of Kingston increased by 7,185 between 2016 and 2021.

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

  • Professionals (+3,531 persons)
  • Managers (+2,189 persons)
  • Community and Personal Service Workers (+964 persons)
  • Sales Workers (-590 persons)

City of Kingston

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