Croydon (S)

Resident workers - Occupations of employment

There are more resident workers (All industries) Managers in Croydon (S) 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 Croydon (S)'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
Croydon (S) 20212016Change
Occupations (Click rows to view sub-categories)Number%. QueenslandNumber%. Queensland2016 - 2021
Managers3829.712.53328.912.1+5
Professionals53.921.487.019.8-3
Technicians and Trades Workers118.613.71210.514.3-1
Community and Personal Service Workers86.312.31412.311.3-6
Clerical and Administrative Workers97.012.776.113.6+2
Sales Workers008.7--09.7--
Machinery Operators And Drivers1814.16.81210.56.9+6
Labourers3023.410.12219.310.5+8
Inadequately described or not stated97.01.965.31.6+3
Total Persons128100.0100.0114100.0100.0+14

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 Croydon (S) in 2021shows the three most popular occupations were:

  • Managers (38 people or 29.7%)
  • Labourers (30 people or 23.4%)
  • Machinery Operators And Drivers (18 people or 14.1%)

In combination these three occupations accounted for 86 people in total or 67.2% of the resident workers (All industries).

In comparison, Queensland employed 12.5% in Managers; 10.1% in Labourers and 6.8% in Machinery Operators And Drivers.

The major differences between the jobs held by the resident workers (All industries) of Croydon (S) and Queensland were:

  • A smaller percentage of resident workers (All industries) employed as Professionals (3.9% compared to 21.4%)
  • A larger percentage of resident workers (All industries) employed as Managers (29.7% compared to 12.5%)
  • A larger percentage of resident workers (All industries) employed as Labourers (23.4% compared to 10.1%)
  • A larger percentage of resident workers (All industries) employed as Machinery Operators And Drivers (14.1% compared to 6.8%)

Emerging groups

The number of resident workers (All industries) in Croydon (S) increased by 14 between 2016 and 2021.

The largest change in the occupations of the resident workers between 2016 and 2021 in Croydon (S) were those employed as:

  • Labourers (+8 persons)
  • Machinery Operators And Drivers (+6 persons)
  • Community and Personal Service Workers (-6 persons)
  • Managers (+5 persons)

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