RDA Eyre Peninsula Region
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 RDA Eyre Peninsula Region will be influenced by factors including:
- The economic base and employment opportunities available in the RDA Eyre Peninsula 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 the RDA Eyre Peninsula Region, 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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| RDA Eyre Peninsula Region - All industries | 2021 | 2016 | Change | ||||||
| Occupations (Click rows to view sub-categories) | Number | % | South Australia | Number | % | South Australia | 2016 - 2021 | ||
| Managers | 3,913 | 16.4 | 13.0 | 3,773 | 16.7 | 12.6 | +140 | ||
| Professionals | 3,541 | 14.9 | 21.4 | 3,251 | 14.4 | 20.2 | +290 | ||
| Technicians and Trades Workers | 3,366 | 14.1 | 13.2 | 3,210 | 14.2 | 13.4 | +156 | ||
| Community and Personal Service Workers | 3,076 | 12.9 | 13.1 | 2,482 | 11.0 | 12.0 | +594 | ||
| Clerical and Administrative Workers | 2,374 | 10.0 | 12.5 | 2,409 | 10.7 | 13.4 | -35 | ||
| Sales Workers | 2,093 | 8.8 | 8.5 | 2,146 | 9.5 | 9.6 | -53 | ||
| Machinery Operators And Drivers | 2,009 | 8.4 | 6.0 | 1,984 | 8.8 | 6.1 | +25 | ||
| Labourers | 2,955 | 12.4 | 10.5 | 2,874 | 12.7 | 11.1 | +81 | ||
| Inadequately described or not stated | 484 | 2.0 | 1.8 | 444 | 2.0 | 1.5 | +40 | ||
| Total Persons | 23,811 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 22,573 | 100.0 | 100.0 | +1,238 | ||
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 RDA Eyre Peninsula Region in 2021shows the three most popular occupations were:
- Managers (3,913 local workers or 16.4%)
- Professionals (3,541 local workers or 14.9%)
- Technicians and Trades Workers (3,366 local workers or 14.1%)
In combination these three occupations accounted for 10,820 people in total or 45.4% of the All industries local workers.
In comparison, South Australia employed 13.0% as Managers; 21.4% as Professionals and 13.2% as Technicians and Trades Workers.
The major differences between the jobs held by the workforce in the RDA Eyre Peninsula Region and South Australia were:
- A smaller percentage of local workers employed as Professionals (14.9% compared to 21.4%)
- A larger percentage of local workers employed as Managers (16.4% compared to 13.0%)
- A smaller percentage of local workers employed as Clerical and Administrative Workers (10.0% compared to 12.5%)
- A larger percentage of local workers employed as Machinery Operators And Drivers (8.4% compared to 6.0%)
Emerging groups
The largest changes in the jobs held by the workforce in the RDA Eyre Peninsula Region between2016 and 2021 were those employed as:
- Community and Personal Service Workers (+594 local workers)
- Professionals (+290 local workers)
- Technicians and Trades Workers (+156 local workers)
- Managers (+140 local workers)