Northern Tasmania Region
Resident workers - Occupations of employment
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 Northern Tasmania Region'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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| Northern Tasmania Region | 2021 | 2016 | Change | ||||||
| Occupations (Click rows to view sub-categories) | Number | % | Tasmania | Number | % | Tasmania | 2016 - 2021 | ||
| Managers | 8,834 | 13.0 | 12.7 | 7,497 | 12.8 | 12.2 | +1,337 | ||
| Professionals | 12,346 | 18.1 | 20.0 | 10,295 | 17.6 | 18.8 | +2,051 | ||
| Technicians and Trades Workers | 9,433 | 13.9 | 13.9 | 8,169 | 14.0 | 14.0 | +1,264 | ||
| Community and Personal Service Workers | 9,071 | 13.3 | 13.6 | 7,001 | 12.0 | 12.4 | +2,070 | ||
| Clerical and Administrative Workers | 7,488 | 11.0 | 11.7 | 7,017 | 12.0 | 13.0 | +471 | ||
| Sales Workers | 6,228 | 9.2 | 8.6 | 6,113 | 10.5 | 9.9 | +115 | ||
| Machinery Operators And Drivers | 5,179 | 7.6 | 6.4 | 4,373 | 7.5 | 6.4 | +806 | ||
| Labourers | 8,238 | 12.1 | 11.3 | 7,051 | 12.1 | 11.6 | +1,187 | ||
| Inadequately described or not stated | 1,239 | 1.8 | 1.9 | 943 | 1.6 | 1.7 | +296 | ||
| Total Persons | 68,056 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 58,459 | 100.0 | 100.0 | +9,597 | ||
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2016 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions) | |||||||||
Dominant groups
An analysis of the jobs held by the resident workers in the Northern Tasmania Region in 2021shows the three most popular occupations were:
- Professionals (12,346 people or 18.1%)
- Technicians and Trades Workers (9,433 people or 13.9%)
- Community and Personal Service Workers (9,071 people or 13.3%)
In combination these three occupations accounted for 30,850 people in total or 45.3% of the resident workers (All industries).
In comparison, Tasmania employed 20.0% in Professionals; 13.9% in Technicians and Trades Workers and 13.6% in Community and Personal Service Workers.
The major differences between the jobs held by the resident workers (All industries) of the Northern Tasmania Region and Tasmania were:
- A smaller percentage of resident workers (All industries) employed as Professionals (18.1% compared to 20.0%)
- A larger percentage of resident workers (All industries) employed as Machinery Operators And Drivers (7.6% compared to 6.4%)
- A larger percentage of resident workers (All industries) employed as Labourers (12.1% compared to 11.3%)
- A smaller percentage of resident workers (All industries) employed as Clerical and Administrative Workers (11.0% compared to 11.7%)
Emerging groups
The number of resident workers (All industries) in the Northern Tasmania Region increased by 9,597 between 2016 and 2021.
The largest change in the occupations of the resident workers between 2016 and 2021 in the Northern Tasmania Region were those employed as:
- Community and Personal Service Workers (+2,070 persons)
- Professionals (+2,051 persons)
- Managers (+1,337 persons)
- Technicians and Trades Workers (+1,264 persons)