City of Melville

Resident workers - Occupations of employment

There are more resident workers (All industries) Professionals in the City of Melville 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 Melville'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 Melville 20212016Change
Occupations (Click rows to view sub-categories)Number%. Western AustraliaNumber%. Western Australia2016 - 2021
Managers7,91215.312.36,92614.812.0+986
Professionals17,16733.222.014,57031.220.5+2,597
Technicians and Trades Workers5,35210.315.35,06310.816.2+289
Community and Personal Service Workers5,0089.711.84,3659.410.6+643
Clerical and Administrative Workers6,80213.112.16,57414.113.0+228
Sales Workers4,1358.07.84,2829.28.8-147
Machinery Operators And Drivers1,7283.37.71,4833.27.5+245
Labourers2,9085.69.42,7585.99.7+150
Inadequately described or not stated7391.41.76451.41.7+94
Total Persons51,751100.0100.046,666100.0100.0+5,085

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 Melville in 2021shows the three most popular occupations were:

  • Professionals (17,167 people or 33.2%)
  • Managers (7,912 people or 15.3%)
  • Clerical and Administrative Workers (6,802 people or 13.1%)

In combination these three occupations accounted for 31,881 people in total or 61.6% of the resident workers (All industries).

In comparison, Western Australia employed 22.0% in Professionals; 12.3% in Managers and 12.1% in Clerical and Administrative Workers.

The major differences between the jobs held by the resident workers (All industries) of the City of Melville and Western Australia were:

  • A larger percentage of resident workers (All industries) employed as Professionals (33.2% compared to 22.0%)
  • A smaller percentage of resident workers (All industries) employed as Technicians and Trades Workers (10.3% compared to 15.3%)
  • A smaller percentage of resident workers (All industries) employed as Machinery Operators And Drivers (3.3% compared to 7.7%)
  • A smaller percentage of resident workers (All industries) employed as Labourers (5.6% compared to 9.4%)

Emerging groups

The number of resident workers (All industries) in the City of Melville increased by 5,085 between 2016 and 2021.

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

  • Professionals (+2,597 persons)
  • Managers (+986 persons)
  • Community and Personal Service Workers (+643 persons)
  • Technicians and Trades Workers (+289 persons)

City of Melville

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