City of Maroondah

Resident workers - Occupations of employment

There are more resident workers (All industries) Professionals in the City of Maroondah 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 Maroondah'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 Maroondah 20212016Change
Occupations (Click rows to view sub-categories)Number%. VictoriaNumber%. Victoria2016 - 2021
Managers8,00913.614.06,85112.513.5+1,158
Professionals15,61726.525.012,99723.723.3+2,620
Technicians and Trades Workers8,17913.912.68,16414.913.1+15
Community and Personal Service Workers6,42910.911.05,83610.610.6+593
Clerical and Administrative Workers7,99713.612.48,28715.113.3-290
Sales Workers5,0148.58.35,66410.39.7-650
Machinery Operators And Drivers2,3534.05.92,2464.15.8+107
Labourers4,3677.48.84,1097.59.0+258
Inadequately described or not stated1,0201.72.07861.41.7+234
Total Persons58,985100.0100.054,940100.0100.0+4,045

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 Maroondah in 2021shows the three most popular occupations were:

  • Professionals (15,617 people or 26.5%)
  • Technicians and Trades Workers (8,179 people or 13.9%)
  • Managers (8,009 people or 13.6%)

In combination these three occupations accounted for 31,805 people in total or 53.9% of the resident workers (All industries).

In comparison, Victoria employed 25.0% in Professionals; 12.6% in Technicians and Trades Workers and 14.0% in Managers.

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

  • A smaller percentage of resident workers (All industries) employed as Machinery Operators And Drivers (4.0% compared to 5.9%)
  • A larger percentage of resident workers (All industries) employed as Professionals (26.5% compared to 25.0%)
  • A smaller percentage of resident workers (All industries) employed as Labourers (7.4% compared to 8.8%)
  • A larger percentage of resident workers (All industries) employed as Technicians and Trades Workers (13.9% compared to 12.6%)

Emerging groups

The number of resident workers (All industries) in the City of Maroondah increased by 4,045 between 2016 and 2021.

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

  • Professionals (+2,620 persons)
  • Managers (+1,158 persons)
  • Sales Workers (-650 persons)
  • Community and Personal Service Workers (+593 persons)

City of Maroondah

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