Circular Head Council area

Local workers - Occupations - All industries

In Circular Head Council area, 22.7% of workers were Labourers, compared to 19.8% in Tasmania.

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 Circular Head Council area will be influenced by factors including:

  • The economic base and employment opportunities available in Circular Head Council area;
  • 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 Circular Head Council area, 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
Circular Head Council area - All industries 20212016Change
Occupations (Click rows to view sub-categories)Number%. TasmaniaNumber%. Tasmania2016 - 2021
Managers73420.812.777021.312.2-36
Professionals3439.719.83018.318.8+42
Technicians and Trades Workers39911.314.040711.213.9-8
Community and Personal Service Workers3469.813.72978.212.4+49
Clerical and Administrative Workers2707.611.73108.613.0-40
Sales Workers2467.08.62386.69.9+8
Machinery Operators And Drivers3279.36.33319.16.3-4
Labourers80222.711.389424.711.7-92
Inadequately described or not stated641.81.9742.01.7-10
Total Persons3,531100.0100.03,622100.0100.0-91

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 Circular Head Council area in 2021shows the three most popular occupations were:

  • Labourers (802 local workers or 22.7%)
  • Managers (734 local workers or 20.8%)
  • Technicians and Trades Workers (399 local workers or 11.3%)

In combination these three occupations accounted for 1,935 people in total or 54.8% of the All industries local workers.

In comparison, Tasmania employed 11.3% as Labourers; 12.7% as Managers and 14.0% as Technicians and Trades Workers.

The major differences between the jobs held by the workforce in Circular Head Council area and Tasmania were:

  • A larger percentage of local workers employed as Labourers (22.7% compared to 11.3%)
  • A smaller percentage of local workers employed as Professionals (9.7% compared to 19.8%)
  • A larger percentage of local workers employed as Managers (20.8% compared to 12.7%)
  • A smaller percentage of local workers employed as Clerical and Administrative Workers (7.6% compared to 11.7%)

Emerging groups

The largest changes in the jobs held by the workforce in Circular Head Council area between2016 and 2021 were those employed as:

  • Labourers (-92 local workers)
  • Community and Personal Service Workers (+49 local workers)
  • Professionals (+42 local workers)
  • Clerical and Administrative Workers (-40 local workers)

State Growth Tasmania

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