Richmond Valley 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 Richmond Valley 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 2016 and 2021 – by usual residence
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| Richmond Valley Council | 2021 | 2016 | Change | ||||||
| Occupations (Click rows to view sub-categories) | Number | % | New South Wales | Number | % | New South Wales | 2016 - 2021 | ||
| Managers | 1,110 | 12.2 | 14.6 | 952 | 11.5 | 13.5 | +158 | ||
| Professionals | 1,090 | 12.0 | 25.8 | 986 | 11.9 | 23.6 | +104 | ||
| Technicians and Trades Workers | 1,209 | 13.3 | 11.9 | 1,096 | 13.3 | 12.7 | +113 | ||
| Community and Personal Service Workers | 1,276 | 14.0 | 10.6 | 998 | 12.1 | 10.4 | +278 | ||
| Clerical and Administrative Workers | 980 | 10.8 | 13.0 | 923 | 11.2 | 13.8 | +57 | ||
| Sales Workers | 785 | 8.6 | 8.0 | 779 | 9.4 | 9.2 | +6 | ||
| Machinery Operators And Drivers | 769 | 8.4 | 6.0 | 695 | 8.4 | 6.1 | +74 | ||
| Labourers | 1,746 | 19.2 | 8.2 | 1,673 | 20.3 | 8.8 | +73 | ||
| Inadequately described or not stated | 148 | 1.6 | 1.9 | 158 | 1.9 | 1.8 | -10 | ||
| Total Persons | 9,113 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 8,260 | 100.0 | 100.0 | +853 | ||
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2016 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions) | |||||||||
Dominant groups
An analysis of the jobs held by the resident workers in Richmond Valley Council in 2021shows the three most popular occupations were:
- Labourers (1,746 people or 19.2%)
- Community and Personal Service Workers (1,276 people or 14.0%)
- Technicians and Trades Workers (1,209 people or 13.3%)
In combination these three occupations accounted for 4,231 people in total or 46.4% of the resident workers (All industries).
In comparison, New South Wales employed 8.2% in Labourers; 10.6% in Community and Personal Service Workers and 11.9% in Technicians and Trades Workers.
The major differences between the jobs held by the resident workers (All industries) of Richmond Valley Council and New South Wales were:
- A smaller percentage of resident workers (All industries) employed as Professionals (12.0% compared to 25.8%)
- A larger percentage of resident workers (All industries) employed as Labourers (19.2% compared to 8.2%)
- A larger percentage of resident workers (All industries) employed as Community and Personal Service Workers (14.0% compared to 10.6%)
- A larger percentage of resident workers (All industries) employed as Machinery Operators And Drivers (8.4% compared to 6.0%)
Emerging groups
The number of resident workers (All industries) in Richmond Valley Council increased by 853 between 2016 and 2021.
The largest change in the occupations of the resident workers between 2016 and 2021 in Richmond Valley Council were those employed as:
- Community and Personal Service Workers (+278 persons)
- Managers (+158 persons)
- Technicians and Trades Workers (+113 persons)
- Professionals (+104 persons)