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 Moreland will be influenced by factors including:
- The economic base and employment opportunities available in the City of Moreland;
- 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 Moreland, view Occupations in conjunction with other indicators, such as Educational qualifications and Income.
Data source
Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) – Census 2011 (experimental imputed) & 2016 – by place of work
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Current benchmark:
Gender:
| Local workers occupations | |||||||||
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| City of Moreland - All industries | 2016 | 2011 | Change | ||||||
| Occupations (Click rows to view sub-categories) | Number | % | Victoria | Number | % | Victoria | 2011 - 2016 | ||
| Managers | 4,334 | 11.2 | 13.5 | 3,969 | 11.3 | 13.2 | +365 | ||
| Professionals | 8,569 | 22.1 | 23.2 | 7,410 | 21.0 | 22.3 | +1,159 | ||
| Technicians and Trades Workers | 5,475 | 14.1 | 13.1 | 5,173 | 14.7 | 13.8 | +302 | ||
| Community and Personal Service Workers | 5,860 | 15.1 | 10.6 | 4,176 | 11.9 | 9.3 | +1,684 | ||
| Clerical and Administrative Workers | 4,372 | 11.3 | 13.3 | 4,416 | 12.5 | 14.4 | -44 | ||
| Sales Workers | 3,871 | 10.0 | 9.7 | 3,487 | 9.9 | 9.7 | +384 | ||
| Machinery Operators And Drivers | 2,385 | 6.1 | 5.8 | 2,550 | 7.2 | 6.1 | -165 | ||
| Labourers | 3,311 | 8.5 | 9.0 | 3,208 | 9.1 | 9.0 | +103 | ||
| Inadequately described or not stated | 629 | 1.6 | 1.7 | 823 | 2.3 | 2.2 | -194 | ||
| Total Persons | 38,806 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 35,212 | 100.0 | 100.0 | +3,594 | ||
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2011 and 2016. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions) Please refer to specific data notes for more information | |||||||||
Dominant groups
An analysis of the jobs held by the All industries workforce in the City of Moreland in 2016 shows the three most popular occupations were:
- Professionals (8,569 local workers or 22.1%)
- Community and Personal Service Workers (5,860 local workers or 15.1%)
- Technicians and Trades Workers (5,475 local workers or 14.1%)
In combination these three occupations accounted for 19,904 people in total or 51.3% of the All industries local workers.
In comparison, Victoria employed 23.2% as Professionals; 10.6% as Community and Personal Service Workers and 13.1% as Technicians and Trades Workers.
The major differences between the jobs held by the workforce in the City of Moreland and Victoria were:
- A larger percentage of local workers employed as Community and Personal Service Workers (15.1% compared to 10.6%)
- A smaller percentage of local workers employed as Managers (11.2% compared to 13.5%)
- A smaller percentage of local workers employed as Clerical and Administrative Workers (11.3% compared to 13.3%)
- A smaller percentage of local workers employed as Professionals (22.1% compared to 23.2%)
Emerging groups
The largest changes in the jobs held by the workforce in the City of Moreland between 2011 and 2016 were those employed as:
- Community and Personal Service Workers (+1,684 local workers)
- Professionals (+1,159 local workers)
- Sales Workers (+384 local workers)
- Managers (+365 local workers)