City of Launceston
Local workers - Occupations - Accommodation and Food Services
Within City of Launceston, the Accommodation and Food Services workforce has a similar proportion of Managers and Professionals compared to 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 Northern Tasmania Region will be influenced by factors including:
- The economic base and employment opportunities available in Northern Tasmania Region;
- 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 Northern Tasmania Region, view Occupations in conjunction with other indicators, such as Educational qualifications and Income.
Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) – Census 2011 (experimental imputed) & 2016 – by place of work
Please note – The 2016 Census used a new methodology to “impute” a work location to people who didn’t state their workplace address. As a result, 2016 and 2011 place of work data are not normally comparable. To allow comparison between 2011 and 2016, .id has sourced a 2011 dataset from the ABS which was experimentally imputed using the same methodology. To provide this detail, City of Launceston in 2011 had to be constructed from a best fit of Work Destination Zones (DZNs). While it may not be an exact match to the LGA or region boundary, it is considered close enough to allow some comparison. Users should treat this time series data with caution, however, and not compare directly with 2011 data from any other source.
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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 to 2016 | ||
| Managers | 404 | 14.4 | 16.3 | 404 | 14.8 | 16.6 | 0 | 25000 | P |
| Professionals | 13 | 0.5 | 0.9 | 23 | 0.8 | 1.0 | -10 | 26000 | P |
| Technicians and Trades Workers | 344 | 12.3 | 13.6 | 324 | 11.9 | 13.6 | +20 | 27000 | P |
| Community and Personal Service Workers | 775 | 27.7 | 28.2 | 745 | 27.3 | 28.3 | +30 | 28000 | P |
| Clerical and Administrative Workers | 128 | 4.6 | 3.9 | 117 | 4.3 | 4.3 | +11 | 29000 | P |
| Sales Workers | 401 | 14.3 | 12.1 | 362 | 13.3 | 10.3 | +39 | 30000 | P |
| Machinery Operators And Drivers | 40 | 1.4 | 1.2 | 33 | 1.2 | 1.1 | +7 | 31000 | P |
| Labourers | 683 | 24.4 | 23.2 | 696 | 25.5 | 23.9 | -13 | 32000 | P |
| Inadequately described or not stated | 8 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 22 | 0.8 | 0.9 | -14 | 33000 | P |
| Total persons | 2,796 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 2,726 | 100.0 | 100.0 | +70 | ||
The Northern Tasmania region includes the following 8 LGAs; Break O'Day (M), Dorset (M), Flinders (M), George Town (M), Launceston (C), Meander Valley (M), Northern Midlands (M) & West Tamar (M).
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing (opens a new window) 2011 and 2016. Compiled and presented by .id (opens a new window), the population experts.
Dominant groups
An analysis of the jobs held by the Accommodation and Food Services workforce in 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 City of Launceston and Tasmania were:
- A larger percentage of local workers employed as Sales Workers (14.3% compared to 12.1%)
- A larger percentage of local workers employed as Labourers (24.4% compared to 23.2%)
- A smaller percentage of local workers employed as Managers (14.4% compared to 16.3%)
- A smaller percentage of local workers employed as Technicians and Trades Workers (12.3% compared to 13.6%)
Emerging groups
The largest changes in the jobs held by the Accommodation and Food Services in City of Launceston workforce between 2011 and 2016 were:
- 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)