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 RDA South Australia will be influenced by factors including:
- The economic base and employment opportunities available in RDA South Australia;
- 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 RDA South Australia, 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 South Australia - All industries | 2021 | 2016 | Change | ||||||
| Occupations (Click rows to view sub-categories) | Number | % | South Australia | Number | % | South Australia | 2016 - 2021 | ||
| Managers | 105,748 | 13.3 | 13.0 | 91,511 | 12.9 | 12.6 | +14,237 | ||
| Professionals | 174,677 | 22.0 | 21.4 | 147,305 | 20.8 | 20.2 | +27,372 | ||
| Technicians and Trades Workers | 97,999 | 12.3 | 13.2 | 87,246 | 12.3 | 13.4 | +10,753 | ||
| Community and Personal Service Workers | 103,712 | 13.0 | 13.1 | 85,528 | 12.1 | 12.0 | +18,184 | ||
| Clerical and Administrative Workers | 102,832 | 12.9 | 12.5 | 98,101 | 13.8 | 13.4 | +4,731 | ||
| Sales Workers | 69,189 | 8.7 | 8.5 | 70,071 | 9.9 | 9.6 | -882 | ||
| Machinery Operators And Drivers | 47,256 | 5.9 | 6.0 | 42,738 | 6.0 | 6.1 | +4,518 | ||
| Labourers | 79,955 | 10.1 | 10.5 | 75,206 | 10.6 | 11.1 | +4,749 | ||
| Inadequately described or not stated | 13,757 | 1.7 | 1.8 | 10,830 | 1.5 | 1.5 | +2,927 | ||
| Total Persons | 795,125 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 708,536 | 100.0 | 100.0 | +86,589 | ||
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 RDA South Australia in 2021shows the three most popular occupations were:
- Professionals (174,677 local workers or 22.0%)
- Managers (105,748 local workers or 13.3%)
- Community and Personal Service Workers (103,712 local workers or 13.0%)
In combination these three occupations accounted for 384,137 people in total or 48.3% of the All industries local workers.
In comparison, South Australia employed 21.4% as Professionals; 13.0% as Managers and 13.1% as Community and Personal Service Workers.
The major differences between the jobs held by the workforce in RDA South Australia and South Australia were:
- A smaller percentage of local workers employed as Technicians and Trades Workers (12.3% compared to 13.2%)
- A larger percentage of local workers employed as Professionals (22.0% compared to 21.4%)
- A smaller percentage of local workers employed as Labourers (10.1% compared to 10.5%)
- A larger percentage of local workers employed as Clerical and Administrative Workers (12.9% compared to 12.5%)
Emerging groups
The largest changes in the jobs held by the workforce in RDA South Australia between2016 and 2021 were those employed as:
- Professionals (+27,372 local workers)
- Community and Personal Service Workers (+18,184 local workers)
- Managers (+14,237 local workers)
- Technicians and Trades Workers (+10,753 local workers)