Break O'Day Council area
Local workers - Occupations - All industries
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 Break O'Day Council area will be influenced by factors including:
- The economic base and employment opportunities available in the Break O'Day Council area;
- 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 Break O'Day Council area, view Occupations in conjunction with other indicators, such as Educational qualifications and Income.
Data source
Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) – Census 2016 & 2021 – by place of work
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| Break O'Day Council area - All industries | 2021 | 2016 | Change | ||||||
| Occupations (Click rows to view sub-categories) | Number | % | Tasmania | Number | % | Tasmania | 2016 - 2021 | ||
| Managers | 306 | 15.7 | 12.7 | 312 | 18.3 | 12.2 | -6 | ||
| Professionals | 259 | 13.3 | 19.8 | 203 | 11.9 | 18.8 | +56 | ||
| Technicians and Trades Workers | 269 | 13.8 | 14.0 | 229 | 13.4 | 13.9 | +40 | ||
| Community and Personal Service Workers | 258 | 13.2 | 13.7 | 223 | 13.0 | 12.4 | +35 | ||
| Clerical and Administrative Workers | 192 | 9.8 | 11.7 | 179 | 10.5 | 13.0 | +13 | ||
| Sales Workers | 206 | 10.6 | 8.6 | 179 | 10.5 | 9.9 | +27 | ||
| Machinery Operators And Drivers | 130 | 6.7 | 6.3 | 126 | 7.4 | 6.3 | +4 | ||
| Labourers | 295 | 15.1 | 11.3 | 233 | 13.6 | 11.7 | +62 | ||
| Inadequately described or not stated | 37 | 1.9 | 1.9 | 25 | 1.5 | 1.7 | +12 | ||
| Total Persons | 1,952 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 1,709 | 100.0 | 100.0 | +243 | ||
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2016 and 2021. 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 Break O'Day Council area in 2021shows the three most popular occupations were:
- Managers (306 local workers or 15.7%)
- Labourers (295 local workers or 15.1%)
- Technicians and Trades Workers (269 local workers or 13.8%)
In combination these three occupations accounted for 870 people in total or 44.6% of the All industries local workers.
In comparison, Tasmania employed 12.7% as Managers; 11.3% as Labourers and 14.0% as Technicians and Trades Workers.
The major differences between the jobs held by the workforce in the Break O'Day Council area and Tasmania were:
- A smaller percentage of local workers employed as Professionals (13.3% compared to 19.8%)
- A larger percentage of local workers employed as Labourers (15.1% compared to 11.3%)
- A larger percentage of local workers employed as Managers (15.7% compared to 12.7%)
- A larger percentage of local workers employed as Sales Workers (10.6% compared to 8.6%)
Emerging groups
The largest changes in the jobs held by the workforce in the Break O'Day Council area between2016 and 2021 were those employed as:
- Labourers (+62 local workers)
- Professionals (+56 local workers)
- Technicians and Trades Workers (+40 local workers)
- Community and Personal Service Workers (+35 local workers)