City of South Perth

Local workers - Occupations - All industries

In the City of South Perth, 31.5% of workers were Professionals, compared to 21.9% in Western 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 South Perth will be influenced by factors including:

  • The economic base and employment opportunities available in the City of South Perth;
  • 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 South Perth, 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 South Perth - All industries 20212016Change
Occupations (Click rows to view sub-categories)Number%. Western AustraliaNumber%. Western Australia2016 - 2021
Managers1,65411.712.21,53111.912.0+123
Professionals4,44031.521.93,94730.720.4+493
Technicians and Trades Workers1,44910.315.41,47111.416.4-22
Community and Personal Service Workers2,41117.111.81,83614.310.5+575
Clerical and Administrative Workers1,78412.712.01,79414.012.9-10
Sales Workers9987.17.79987.88.8--
Machinery Operators And Drivers2081.57.81931.57.6+15
Labourers9176.59.48967.09.8+21
Inadequately described or not stated2261.61.71851.41.7+41
Total Persons14,087100.0100.012,851100.0100.0+1,236

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

  • Professionals (4,440 local workers or 31.5%)
  • Community and Personal Service Workers (2,411 local workers or 17.1%)
  • Clerical and Administrative Workers (1,784 local workers or 12.7%)

In combination these three occupations accounted for 8,635 people in total or 61.3% of the All industries local workers.

In comparison, Western Australia employed 21.9% as Professionals; 11.8% as Community and Personal Service Workers and 12.0% as Clerical and Administrative Workers.

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

  • A larger percentage of local workers employed as Professionals (31.5% compared to 21.9%)
  • A smaller percentage of local workers employed as Machinery Operators And Drivers (1.5% compared to 7.8%)
  • A larger percentage of local workers employed as Community and Personal Service Workers (17.1% compared to 11.8%)
  • A smaller percentage of local workers employed as Technicians and Trades Workers (10.3% compared to 15.4%)

Emerging groups

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

  • Community and Personal Service Workers (+575 local workers)
  • Professionals (+493 local workers)
  • Managers (+123 local workers)
  • Inadequately described or not stated (+41 local workers)

City of South Perth

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