Leeton Shire

Local workers - Occupations - All industries

In Leeton Shire, 19.2% of workers were Labourers, 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 Leeton Shire will be influenced by factors including:

  • The economic base and employment opportunities available in Leeton 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 Leeton 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
Leeton Shire - All industries 20212016Change
Occupations (Click rows to view sub-categories)Number%. New South WalesNumber%. New South Wales2016 - 2021
Managers70715.114.671115.613.5-4
Professionals61813.225.962713.723.6-9
Technicians and Trades Workers64313.711.860813.312.7+35
Community and Personal Service Workers48010.310.63257.110.4+155
Clerical and Administrative Workers51311.013.049210.813.8+21
Sales Workers3226.98.03257.19.2-3
Machinery Operators And Drivers4128.86.04519.96.1-39
Labourers89719.28.292920.48.8-32
Inadequately described or not stated901.91.9932.01.8-3
Total Persons4,682100.0100.04,561100.0100.0+121

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

  • Labourers (897 local workers or 19.2%)
  • Managers (707 local workers or 15.1%)
  • Technicians and Trades Workers (643 local workers or 13.7%)

In combination these three occupations accounted for 2,247 people in total or 48.0% of the All industries local workers.

In comparison, New South Wales employed 8.2% as Labourers; 14.6% as Managers and 11.8% as Technicians and Trades Workers.

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

  • A smaller percentage of local workers employed as Professionals (13.2% compared to 25.9%)
  • A larger percentage of local workers employed as Labourers (19.2% compared to 8.2%)
  • A larger percentage of local workers employed as Machinery Operators And Drivers (8.8% compared to 6.0%)
  • A smaller percentage of local workers employed as Clerical and Administrative Workers (11.0% compared to 13.0%)

Emerging groups

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

  • Community and Personal Service Workers (+155 local workers)
  • Machinery Operators And Drivers (-39 local workers)
  • Technicians and Trades Workers (+35 local workers)
  • Labourers (-32 local workers)

Leeton Shire

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