City of Port Adelaide Enfield

Local workers - Occupations - All industries

In City of Port Adelaide Enfield, 16.2% of workers were Technicians and Trades Workers, compared to 21.4% in South Australia.

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 City of Port Adelaide Enfield will be influenced by factors including:

  • The economic base and employment opportunities available in City of Port Adelaide Enfield;
  • 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 City of Port Adelaide Enfield, 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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Local workers occupations
City of Port Adelaide Enfield - All industries 20212016Change
Occupations (Click rows to view sub-categories)Number%. South AustraliaNumber%. South Australia2016 - 2021
Managers8,30211.913.07,29511.612.6+1,007
Professionals9,04313.021.47,93012.620.2+1,113
Technicians and Trades Workers11,28216.213.210,21716.213.4+1,065
Community and Personal Service Workers7,36410.613.16,89210.912.0+472
Clerical and Administrative Workers8,35312.012.57,52911.913.4+824
Sales Workers5,3987.88.56,1159.79.6-717
Machinery Operators And Drivers9,88414.26.08,45613.46.1+1,428
Labourers8,47312.210.57,65012.111.1+823
Inadequately described or not stated1,4112.01.81,0751.71.5+336
Total Persons69,510100.0100.063,159100.0100.0+6,351

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 All industries workforce in City of Port Adelaide Enfield in 2021shows the three most popular occupations were:

  • Technicians and Trades Workers (11,282 local workers or 16.2%)
  • Machinery Operators And Drivers (9,884 local workers or 14.2%)
  • Professionals (9,043 local workers or 13.0%)

In combination these three occupations accounted for 30,209 people in total or 43.4% of the All industries local workers.

In comparison, South Australia employed 13.2% as Technicians and Trades Workers; 6.0% as Machinery Operators And Drivers and 21.4% as Professionals.

The major differences between the jobs held by the workforce in City of Port Adelaide Enfield and South Australia were:

  • A smaller percentage of local workers employed as Professionals (13.0% compared to 21.4%)
  • A larger percentage of local workers employed as Machinery Operators And Drivers (14.2% compared to 6.0%)
  • A larger percentage of local workers employed as Technicians and Trades Workers (16.2% compared to 13.2%)
  • A smaller percentage of local workers employed as Community and Personal Service Workers (10.6% compared to 13.1%)

Emerging groups

The largest changes in the jobs held by the workforce in City of Port Adelaide Enfield between2016 and 2021 were those employed as:

  • Machinery Operators And Drivers (+1,428 local workers)
  • Professionals (+1,113 local workers)
  • Technicians and Trades Workers (+1,065 local workers)
  • Managers (+1,007 local workers)

City of Port Adelaide Enfield

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