Ku-ring-gai Council area

Resident workers - Occupations of employment

There are more resident workers (All industries) Professionals in Ku-ring-gai Council area 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 Ku-ring-gai Council area'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
Ku-ring-gai Council area 20212016Change
Occupations (Click rows to view sub-categories)Number%. New South WalesNumber%. New South Wales2016 - 2021
Managers13,05222.314.611,58721.113.5+1,465
Professionals24,35941.625.821,59039.323.6+2,769
Technicians and Trades Workers2,8884.911.92,8095.112.7+79
Community and Personal Service Workers3,6786.310.63,9667.210.4-288
Clerical and Administrative Workers7,21512.313.07,32813.313.8-113
Sales Workers4,0636.98.04,5008.29.2-437
Machinery Operators And Drivers7391.36.06341.26.1+105
Labourers1,5732.78.21,5372.88.8+36
Inadequately described or not stated1,0151.71.99741.81.8+41
Total Persons58,582100.0100.054,925100.0100.0+3,657

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 Ku-ring-gai Council area in 2021shows the three most popular occupations were:

  • Professionals (24,359 people or 41.6%)
  • Managers (13,052 people or 22.3%)
  • Clerical and Administrative Workers (7,215 people or 12.3%)

In combination these three occupations accounted for 44,626 people in total or 76.2% of the resident workers (All industries).

In comparison, New South Wales employed 25.8% in Professionals; 14.6% in Managers and 13.0% in Clerical and Administrative Workers.

The major differences between the jobs held by the resident workers (All industries) of Ku-ring-gai Council area and New South Wales were:

  • A larger percentage of resident workers (All industries) employed as Professionals (41.6% compared to 25.8%)
  • A larger percentage of resident workers (All industries) employed as Managers (22.3% compared to 14.6%)
  • A smaller percentage of resident workers (All industries) employed as Technicians and Trades Workers (4.9% compared to 11.9%)
  • A smaller percentage of resident workers (All industries) employed as Labourers (2.7% compared to 8.2%)

Emerging groups

The number of resident workers (All industries) in Ku-ring-gai Council area increased by 3,657 between 2016 and 2021.

The largest change in the occupations of the resident workers between 2016 and 2021 in Ku-ring-gai Council area were those employed as:

  • Professionals (+2,769 persons)
  • Managers (+1,465 persons)
  • Sales Workers (-437 persons)
  • Community and Personal Service Workers (-288 persons)

Ku-ring-gai Council

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