City of Launceston
Local workers - Occupations - Accommodation and Food Services
In the City of Launceston (Accommodation and Food Services), 27.7% of workers were Community and Personal Service Workers, compared to 28.2% in Tasmania.
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 Launceston will be influenced by factors including:
- The economic base and employment opportunities available in the City of Launceston;
- 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 Launceston, 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
| Local workers occupations | |||||||||
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| City of Launceston - Accommodation and Food Services | 2016 | 2011 | Change | ||||||
| Occupations (Click rows to view sub-categories) | Number | % | Tasmania | Number | % | Tasmania | 2011 - 2016 | ||
| Managers | 404 | 14.4 | 16.3 | 404 | 14.8 | 16.6 | -- | ||
| Professionals | 13 | 0.5 | 0.9 | 23 | 0.8 | 1.0 | -10 | ||
| Technicians and Trades Workers | 344 | 12.3 | 13.6 | 324 | 11.9 | 13.6 | +20 | ||
| Community and Personal Service Workers | 775 | 27.7 | 28.2 | 745 | 27.3 | 28.3 | +30 | ||
| Clerical and Administrative Workers | 128 | 4.6 | 3.9 | 117 | 4.3 | 4.3 | +11 | ||
| Sales Workers | 401 | 14.3 | 12.1 | 362 | 13.3 | 10.3 | +39 | ||
| Machinery Operators And Drivers | 40 | 1.4 | 1.2 | 33 | 1.2 | 1.1 | +7 | ||
| Labourers | 683 | 24.4 | 23.2 | 696 | 25.5 | 23.9 | -13 | ||
| Inadequately described or not stated | 8 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 22 | 0.8 | 0.9 | -14 | ||
| Total Persons | 2,796 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 2,726 | 100.0 | 100.0 | +70 | ||
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 Accommodation and Food Services workforce in the City of Launceston in 2016 shows the three most popular occupations were:
- Community and Personal Service Workers (775 local workers or 27.7%)
- Labourers (683 local workers or 24.4%)
- Managers (404 local workers or 14.4%)
In combination these three occupations accounted for 1,862 people in total or 66.6% of the Accommodation and Food Services local workers.
In comparison, Tasmania employed 28.2% as Community and Personal Service Workers; 23.2% as Labourers and 16.3% as Managers.
The major differences between the jobs held by the Accommodation and Food Services workforce in the City of Launceston and Tasmania were:
- A larger percentage of local workers(Accommodation and Food Services) employed as Sales Workers (14.3% compared to 12.1%)
- A smaller percentage of local workers(Accommodation and Food Services) employed as Managers (14.4% compared to 16.3%)
- A smaller percentage of local workers(Accommodation and Food Services) employed as Technicians and Trades Workers (12.3% compared to 13.6%)
- A larger percentage of local workers(Accommodation and Food Services) employed as Labourers (24.4% compared to 23.2%)
Emerging groups
The largest changes in the jobs held by the Accommodation and Food Services workforce in the City of Launceston between 2011 and 2016 were those employed as:
- Sales Workers (+39 local workers)
- Community and Personal Service Workers (+30 local workers)
- Technicians and Trades Workers (+20 local workers)
- Inadequately described or not stated (-14 local workers)