City of Monash

Local workers - Occupations - All industries

In the City of Monash, 30.5% of workers were Professionals, compared to 25.0% in Victoria.

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 the City of Monash will be influenced by factors including:

  • The economic base and employment opportunities available in the City of Monash;
  • 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 the City of Monash, 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
City of Monash - All industries 20212016Change
Occupations (Click rows to view sub-categories)Number%. VictoriaNumber%. Victoria2016 - 2021
Managers16,63614.314.014,62813.813.5+2,008
Professionals35,61130.525.030,04428.423.2+5,567
Technicians and Trades Workers13,39611.512.612,97112.313.1+425
Community and Personal Service Workers10,9669.411.09,1298.610.6+1,837
Clerical and Administrative Workers16,17913.912.415,99315.113.3+186
Sales Workers8,9497.78.48,9348.49.7+15
Machinery Operators And Drivers5,3544.65.95,4365.15.8-82
Labourers7,3096.38.86,8906.59.0+419
Inadequately described or not stated2,2922.02.01,7651.71.7+527
Total Persons116,692100.0100.0105,790100.0100.0+10,902

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 the City of Monash in 2021shows the three most popular occupations were:

  • Professionals (35,611 local workers or 30.5%)
  • Managers (16,636 local workers or 14.3%)
  • Clerical and Administrative Workers (16,179 local workers or 13.9%)

In combination these three occupations accounted for 68,426 people in total or 58.6% of the All industries local workers.

In comparison, Victoria employed 25.0% as Professionals; 14.0% as Managers and 12.4% as Clerical and Administrative Workers.

The major differences between the jobs held by the workforce in the City of Monash and Victoria were:

  • A larger percentage of local workers employed as Professionals (30.5% compared to 25.0%)
  • A smaller percentage of local workers employed as Labourers (6.3% compared to 8.8%)
  • A smaller percentage of local workers employed as Community and Personal Service Workers (9.4% compared to 11.0%)
  • A larger percentage of local workers employed as Clerical and Administrative Workers (13.9% compared to 12.4%)

Emerging groups

The largest changes in the jobs held by the workforce in the City of Monash between2016 and 2021 were those employed as:

  • Professionals (+5,567 local workers)
  • Managers (+2,008 local workers)
  • Community and Personal Service Workers (+1,837 local workers)
  • Inadequately described or not stated (+527 local workers)

City of Monash

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