Southern Mallee District Council
Resident workers - Occupations of employment
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 Southern Mallee District Council'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 2011 and 2016 – by usual residence
| Resident workers occupations | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Southern Mallee District Council | 2016 | 2011 | Change | ||||||
| Occupations (Click rows to view sub-categories) | Number | % | South Australia | Number | % | South Australia | 2011 - 2016 | ||
| Managers | 361 | 36.8 | 12.6 | 431 | 41.2 | 12.6 | -70 | ||
| Professionals | 80 | 8.2 | 20.3 | 84 | 8.0 | 19.6 | -4 | ||
| Technicians and Trades Workers | 97 | 9.9 | 13.4 | 104 | 10.0 | 14.1 | -7 | ||
| Community and Personal Service Workers | 67 | 6.8 | 12.0 | 72 | 6.9 | 10.5 | -5 | ||
| Clerical and Administrative Workers | 58 | 5.9 | 13.3 | 77 | 7.4 | 14.4 | -19 | ||
| Sales Workers | 64 | 6.5 | 9.6 | 60 | 5.7 | 9.6 | +4 | ||
| Machinery Operators And Drivers | 81 | 8.3 | 6.1 | 76 | 7.3 | 6.4 | +5 | ||
| Labourers | 158 | 16.1 | 11.1 | 131 | 12.5 | 11.1 | +27 | ||
| Inadequately described or not stated | 15 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 10 | 1.0 | 1.6 | +5 | ||
| Total Persons | 981 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 1,045 | 100.0 | 100.0 | -64 | ||
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2011 and 2016. Compiled and presented by .id informed decisions | |||||||||
Dominant groups
An analysis of the jobs held by the resident workers in the Southern Mallee District Council in 2016 shows the three most popular occupations were:
- Managers (361 people or 36.8%)
- Labourers (158 people or 16.1%)
- Technicians and Trades Workers (97 people or 9.9%)
In combination these three occupations accounted for 616 people in total or 62.8% of the resident workers (All industries).
In comparison, South Australia employed 12.6% in Managers; 11.1% in Labourers and 13.4% in Technicians and Trades Workers.
The major differences between the jobs held by the resident workers (All industries) of the Southern Mallee District Council and South Australia were:
- A larger percentage of resident workers (All industries) employed as Managers (36.8% compared to 12.6%)
- A smaller percentage of resident workers (All industries) employed as Professionals (8.2% compared to 20.3%)
- A smaller percentage of resident workers (All industries) employed as Clerical and Administrative Workers (5.9% compared to 13.3%)
- A smaller percentage of resident workers (All industries) employed as Community and Personal Service Workers (6.8% compared to 12.0%)
Emerging groups
The number of resident workers (All industries) in the Southern Mallee District Council decreased by 64 between 2011 and 2016.
The largest change in the occupations of the resident workers between 2011 and 2016 in the Southern Mallee District Council were those employed as:
- Managers (-70 persons)
- Labourers (+27 persons)
- Clerical and Administrative Workers (-19 persons)
- Technicians and Trades Workers (-7 persons)