City of Salisbury

Local workers - Occupations - All industries

In the City of Salisbury, 18.1% of workers were Professionals, compared to 21.4% in South Australia.

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 the City of Salisbury will be influenced by factors including:

  • The economic base and employment opportunities available in the City of Salisbury;
  • 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 the City of Salisbury, 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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Local workers occupations
City of Salisbury - All industries 20212016Change
Occupations (Click rows to view sub-categories)Number%. South AustraliaNumber%. South Australia2016 - 2021
Managers6,56212.113.05,12111.312.6+1,441
Professionals9,78718.121.47,85517.320.2+1,932
Technicians and Trades Workers7,36413.613.26,58114.513.4+783
Community and Personal Service Workers6,88912.713.15,06911.212.0+1,820
Clerical and Administrative Workers5,84710.812.55,30911.713.4+538
Sales Workers4,2217.88.54,1719.29.6+50
Machinery Operators And Drivers5,76210.76.04,84110.76.1+921
Labourers6,56512.110.55,55012.211.1+1,015
Inadequately described or not stated1,0702.01.88171.81.5+253
Total Persons54,067100.0100.045,314100.0100.0+8,753

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 All industries workforce in the City of Salisbury in 2021shows the three most popular occupations were:

  • Professionals (9,787 local workers or 18.1%)
  • Technicians and Trades Workers (7,364 local workers or 13.6%)
  • Community and Personal Service Workers (6,889 local workers or 12.7%)

In combination these three occupations accounted for 24,040 people in total or 44.5% of the All industries local workers.

In comparison, South Australia employed 21.4% as Professionals; 13.2% as Technicians and Trades Workers and 13.1% as Community and Personal Service Workers.

The major differences between the jobs held by the workforce in the City of Salisbury and South Australia were:

  • A larger percentage of local workers employed as Machinery Operators And Drivers (10.7% compared to 6.0%)
  • A smaller percentage of local workers employed as Professionals (18.1% compared to 21.4%)
  • A smaller percentage of local workers employed as Clerical and Administrative Workers (10.8% compared to 12.5%)
  • A larger percentage of local workers employed as Labourers (12.1% compared to 10.5%)

Emerging groups

The largest changes in the jobs held by the workforce in the City of Salisbury between2016 and 2021 were those employed as:

  • Professionals (+1,932 local workers)
  • Community and Personal Service Workers (+1,820 local workers)
  • Managers (+1,441 local workers)
  • Labourers (+1,015 local workers)

City of Salisbury

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