City of Melbourne

Resident workers - Occupations of employment

There are more resident workers (All industries) Professionals in the City of Melbourne 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 Melbourne'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 Melbourne 20212016Change
Occupations (Click rows to view sub-categories)Number%. VictoriaNumber%. Victoria2016 - 2021
Managers12,00613.314.09,40914.413.5+2,597
Professionals35,63139.425.025,65439.423.3+9,977
Technicians and Trades Workers6,9287.712.64,7217.213.1+2,207
Community and Personal Service Workers9,97111.011.07,29611.210.6+2,675
Clerical and Administrative Workers9,97011.012.47,32311.213.3+2,647
Sales Workers6,3287.08.35,2158.09.7+1,113
Machinery Operators And Drivers2,1662.45.98921.45.8+1,274
Labourers5,6716.38.83,5205.49.0+2,151
Inadequately described or not stated1,6721.92.01,1191.71.7+553
Total Persons90,343100.0100.065,149100.0100.0+25,194

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 Melbourne in 2021shows the three most popular occupations were:

  • Professionals (35,631 people or 39.4%)
  • Managers (12,006 people or 13.3%)
  • Community and Personal Service Workers (9,971 people or 11.0%)

In combination these three occupations accounted for 57,608 people in total or 63.7% of the resident workers (All industries).

In comparison, Victoria employed 25.0% in Professionals; 14.0% in Managers and 11.0% in Community and Personal Service Workers.

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

  • A larger percentage of resident workers (All industries) employed as Professionals (39.4% compared to 25.0%)
  • A smaller percentage of resident workers (All industries) employed as Technicians and Trades Workers (7.7% compared to 12.6%)
  • A smaller percentage of resident workers (All industries) employed as Machinery Operators And Drivers (2.4% compared to 5.9%)
  • A smaller percentage of resident workers (All industries) employed as Labourers (6.3% compared to 8.8%)

Emerging groups

The number of resident workers (All industries) in the City of Melbourne increased by 25,194 between 2016 and 2021.

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

  • Professionals (+9,977 persons)
  • Community and Personal Service Workers (+2,675 persons)
  • Clerical and Administrative Workers (+2,647 persons)
  • Managers (+2,597 persons)

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