City of South Perth

Resident workers - Occupations of employment

There are more resident workers (All industries) Professionals in the City of South Perth 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 the City of South Perth'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
City of South Perth 20212016Change
Occupations (Click rows to view sub-categories)Number%. Western AustraliaNumber%. Western Australia2016 - 2021
Managers3,50715.212.33,20415.412.0+303
Professionals8,62937.422.07,27335.120.5+1,356
Technicians and Trades Workers1,9628.515.31,9899.616.2-27
Community and Personal Service Workers2,35610.211.81,9479.410.6+409
Clerical and Administrative Workers2,70911.712.12,72813.113.0-19
Sales Workers1,6457.17.81,6437.98.8+2
Machinery Operators And Drivers7243.17.75782.87.5+146
Labourers1,1945.29.41,0885.29.7+106
Inadequately described or not stated3511.51.73001.41.7+51
Total Persons23,077100.0100.020,750100.0100.0+2,327

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 the City of South Perth in 2021shows the three most popular occupations were:

  • Professionals (8,629 people or 37.4%)
  • Managers (3,507 people or 15.2%)
  • Clerical and Administrative Workers (2,709 people or 11.7%)

In combination these three occupations accounted for 14,845 people in total or 64.3% of the resident workers (All industries).

In comparison, Western Australia employed 22.0% in Professionals; 12.3% in Managers and 12.1% in Clerical and Administrative Workers.

The major differences between the jobs held by the resident workers (All industries) of the City of South Perth and Western Australia were:

  • A larger percentage of resident workers (All industries) employed as Professionals (37.4% compared to 22.0%)
  • A smaller percentage of resident workers (All industries) employed as Technicians and Trades Workers (8.5% compared to 15.3%)
  • A smaller percentage of resident workers (All industries) employed as Machinery Operators And Drivers (3.1% compared to 7.7%)
  • A smaller percentage of resident workers (All industries) employed as Labourers (5.2% compared to 9.4%)

Emerging groups

The number of resident workers (All industries) in the City of South Perth increased by 2,327 between 2016 and 2021.

The largest change in the occupations of the resident workers between 2016 and 2021 in the City of South Perth were those employed as:

  • Professionals (+1,356 persons)
  • Community and Personal Service Workers (+409 persons)
  • Managers (+303 persons)
  • Machinery Operators And Drivers (+146 persons)

City of South Perth

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