Ku-ring-gai Council area

Local workers - Occupations - All industries

In Ku-ring-gai Council area, 37.1% of workers were Professionals, 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 Ku-ring-gai Council area will be influenced by factors including:

  • The economic base and employment opportunities available in Ku-ring-gai Council area;
  • 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 Ku-ring-gai Council area, 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
Ku-ring-gai Council area - All industries 20212016Change
Occupations (Click rows to view sub-categories)Number%. New South WalesNumber%. New South Wales2016 - 2021
Managers4,84914.414.63,89312.913.5+956
Professionals12,46537.125.910,33634.223.6+2,129
Technicians and Trades Workers2,5177.511.82,6848.912.7-167
Community and Personal Service Workers4,63313.810.64,38014.510.4+253
Clerical and Administrative Workers4,03412.013.03,89512.913.8+139
Sales Workers2,4167.28.02,3747.99.2+42
Machinery Operators And Drivers4291.36.04271.46.1+2
Labourers1,6154.88.21,7035.68.8-88
Inadequately described or not stated6211.81.95191.71.8+102
Total Persons33,579100.0100.030,211100.0100.0+3,368

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

  • Professionals (12,465 local workers or 37.1%)
  • Managers (4,849 local workers or 14.4%)
  • Community and Personal Service Workers (4,633 local workers or 13.8%)

In combination these three occupations accounted for 21,947 people in total or 65.4% of the All industries local workers.

In comparison, New South Wales employed 25.9% as Professionals; 14.6% as Managers and 10.6% as Community and Personal Service Workers.

The major differences between the jobs held by the workforce in Ku-ring-gai Council area and New South Wales were:

  • A larger percentage of local workers employed as Professionals (37.1% compared to 25.9%)
  • A smaller percentage of local workers employed as Machinery Operators And Drivers (1.3% compared to 6.0%)
  • A smaller percentage of local workers employed as Technicians and Trades Workers (7.5% compared to 11.8%)
  • A smaller percentage of local workers employed as Labourers (4.8% compared to 8.2%)

Emerging groups

The largest changes in the jobs held by the workforce in Ku-ring-gai Council area between2016 and 2021 were those employed as:

  • Professionals (+2,129 local workers)
  • Managers (+956 local workers)
  • Community and Personal Service Workers (+253 local workers)
  • Technicians and Trades Workers (-167 local workers)

Ku-ring-gai Council

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