Broome

Resident workers - Occupations of employment

There are more resident workers (All industries) Professionals in the Broome than any other occupation.

Occupations are a key component in evaluating the knowledge, experience and skill-levels that industry can draw upon locally. It should be viewed with other indicators, such as Age structure, Qualifications, and Income for a comprehensive analysis of the Broome's local resident workers.

When comparing the occupations of local resident workers with local workers, Occupation data indicates whether an economy draws on the skills offered by its own residents or relies on a different set of skills imported from elsewhere in the region.

Data source

Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) – Census 2016 and 2021 – by usual residence

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Resident workers occupations
Broome 20212016Change
Occupations (Click rows to view sub-categories)Number%. Western AustraliaNumber%. Western Australia2016 - 2021
Managers1,08813.812.31,00213.612.0+86
Professionals1,80822.922.01,51720.620.5+291
Technicians and Trades Workers1,00412.715.31,09214.816.2-88
Community and Personal Service Workers1,13914.411.81,04414.210.6+95
Clerical and Administrative Workers99712.612.11,00813.713.0-11
Sales Workers5527.07.85617.68.8-9
Machinery Operators And Drivers4015.17.73464.77.5+55
Labourers7259.29.46508.89.7+75
Inadequately described or not stated1792.31.71552.11.7+24
Total Persons7,893100.0100.07,375100.0100.0+518

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 resident workers in the Broome in 2021shows the three most popular occupations were:

  • Professionals (1,808 people or 22.9%)
  • Community and Personal Service Workers (1,139 people or 14.4%)
  • Managers (1,088 people or 13.8%)

In combination these three occupations accounted for 4,035 people in total or 51.1% of the resident workers (All industries).

In comparison, Western Australia employed 22.0% in Professionals; 11.8% in Community and Personal Service Workers and 12.3% in Managers.

The major differences between the jobs held by the resident workers (All industries) of the Broome and Western Australia were:

  • A larger percentage of resident workers (All industries) employed as Community and Personal Service Workers (14.4% compared to 11.8%)
  • A smaller percentage of resident workers (All industries) employed as Machinery Operators And Drivers (5.1% compared to 7.7%)
  • A smaller percentage of resident workers (All industries) employed as Technicians and Trades Workers (12.7% compared to 15.3%)
  • A larger percentage of resident workers (All industries) employed as Managers (13.8% compared to 12.3%)

Emerging groups

The number of resident workers (All industries) in the Broome increased by 518 between 2016 and 2021.

The largest change in the occupations of the resident workers between 2016 and 2021 in the Broome were those employed as:

  • Professionals (+291 persons)
  • Community and Personal Service Workers (+95 persons)
  • Technicians and Trades Workers (-88 persons)
  • Managers (+86 persons)

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