City of Launceston

Resident workers - Occupations of employment

There are more resident workers (All industries) Professionals in the City of Launceston 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 Launceston'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 Launceston 20212016Change
Occupations (Click rows to view sub-categories)Number%. TasmaniaNumber%. Tasmania2016 - 2021
Managers3,62011.112.72,92210.612.2+698
Professionals6,68620.620.05,59820.318.8+1,088
Technicians and Trades Workers4,19512.913.93,60013.114.0+595
Community and Personal Service Workers4,68914.413.63,50512.712.4+1,184
Clerical and Administrative Workers3,55510.911.73,40712.413.0+148
Sales Workers3,1159.68.63,13211.49.9-17
Machinery Operators And Drivers2,2887.06.41,8286.66.4+460
Labourers3,75511.611.33,11111.311.6+644
Inadequately described or not stated5701.81.94301.61.7+140
Total Persons32,473100.0100.027,533100.0100.0+4,940

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 Launceston in 2021shows the three most popular occupations were:

  • Professionals (6,686 people or 20.6%)
  • Community and Personal Service Workers (4,689 people or 14.4%)
  • Technicians and Trades Workers (4,195 people or 12.9%)

In combination these three occupations accounted for 15,570 people in total or 47.9% of the resident workers (All industries).

In comparison, Tasmania employed 20.0% in Professionals; 13.6% in Community and Personal Service Workers and 13.9% in Technicians and Trades Workers.

The major differences between the jobs held by the resident workers (All industries) of the City of Launceston and Tasmania were:

  • A smaller percentage of resident workers (All industries) employed as Managers (11.1% compared to 12.7%)
  • A larger percentage of resident workers (All industries) employed as Sales Workers (9.6% compared to 8.6%)
  • A smaller percentage of resident workers (All industries) employed as Technicians and Trades Workers (12.9% compared to 13.9%)
  • A larger percentage of resident workers (All industries) employed as Community and Personal Service Workers (14.4% compared to 13.6%)

Emerging groups

The number of resident workers (All industries) in the City of Launceston increased by 4,940 between 2016 and 2021.

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

  • Community and Personal Service Workers (+1,184 persons)
  • Professionals (+1,088 persons)
  • Managers (+698 persons)
  • Labourers (+644 persons)

City of Launceston

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