Northern Midlands

Resident workers - Occupations of employment

There are more resident workers (All industries) Technicians and Trades Workers in Northern Midlands 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 Northern Midlands'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
Northern Midlands 20212016Change
Occupations (Click rows to view sub-categories)Number%. TasmaniaNumber%. Tasmania2016 - 2021
Managers98415.612.789016.212.2+94
Professionals79712.620.066112.018.8+136
Technicians and Trades Workers98615.613.984615.414.0+140
Community and Personal Service Workers72211.413.654910.012.4+173
Clerical and Administrative Workers68310.811.762111.313.0+62
Sales Workers5689.08.655010.09.9+18
Machinery Operators And Drivers5699.06.44858.86.4+84
Labourers88314.011.379714.511.6+86
Inadequately described or not stated1231.91.9961.71.7+27
Total Persons6,315100.0100.05,495100.0100.0+820

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 Northern Midlands in 2021shows the three most popular occupations were:

  • Technicians and Trades Workers (986 people or 15.6%)
  • Managers (984 people or 15.6%)
  • Labourers (883 people or 14.0%)

In combination these three occupations accounted for 2,853 people in total or 45.2% of the resident workers (All industries).

In comparison, Tasmania employed 13.9% in Technicians and Trades Workers; 12.7% in Managers and 11.3% in Labourers.

The major differences between the jobs held by the resident workers (All industries) of Northern Midlands and Tasmania were:

  • A smaller percentage of resident workers (All industries) employed as Professionals (12.6% compared to 20.0%)
  • A larger percentage of resident workers (All industries) employed as Managers (15.6% compared to 12.7%)
  • A larger percentage of resident workers (All industries) employed as Labourers (14.0% compared to 11.3%)
  • A larger percentage of resident workers (All industries) employed as Machinery Operators And Drivers (9.0% compared to 6.4%)

Emerging groups

The number of resident workers (All industries) in Northern Midlands increased by 820 between 2016 and 2021.

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

  • Community and Personal Service Workers (+173 persons)
  • Technicians and Trades Workers (+140 persons)
  • Professionals (+136 persons)
  • Managers (+94 persons)

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