West Coast Council area
Local workers - Occupations - All industries
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 West Coast Council area will be influenced by factors including:
- The economic base and employment opportunities available in West Coast 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 West Coast 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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| West Coast Council area - All industries | 2021 | 2016 | Change | ||||||
| Occupations (Click rows to view sub-categories) | Number | % | Tasmania | Number | % | Tasmania | 2016 - 2021 | ||
| Managers | 215 | 10.1 | 12.7 | 206 | 10.7 | 12.2 | +9 | ||
| Professionals | 238 | 11.1 | 19.8 | 219 | 11.4 | 18.8 | +19 | ||
| Technicians and Trades Workers | 395 | 18.5 | 14.0 | 385 | 20.1 | 13.9 | +10 | ||
| Community and Personal Service Workers | 230 | 10.8 | 13.7 | 171 | 8.9 | 12.4 | +59 | ||
| Clerical and Administrative Workers | 137 | 6.4 | 11.7 | 139 | 7.3 | 13.0 | -2 | ||
| Sales Workers | 108 | 5.1 | 8.6 | 121 | 6.3 | 9.9 | -13 | ||
| Machinery Operators And Drivers | 455 | 21.3 | 6.3 | 359 | 18.7 | 6.3 | +96 | ||
| Labourers | 309 | 14.5 | 11.3 | 273 | 14.2 | 11.7 | +36 | ||
| Inadequately described or not stated | 49 | 2.3 | 1.9 | 44 | 2.3 | 1.7 | +5 | ||
| Total Persons | 2,136 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 1,917 | 100.0 | 100.0 | +219 | ||
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2016 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions) Please refer to specific data notes for more information | |||||||||
Dominant groups
An analysis of the jobs held by the All industries workforce in West Coast Council area in 2021shows the three most popular occupations were:
- Machinery Operators And Drivers (455 local workers or 21.3%)
- Technicians and Trades Workers (395 local workers or 18.5%)
- Labourers (309 local workers or 14.5%)
In combination these three occupations accounted for 1,159 people in total or 54.3% of the All industries local workers.
In comparison, Tasmania employed 6.3% as Machinery Operators And Drivers; 14.0% as Technicians and Trades Workers and 11.3% as Labourers.
The major differences between the jobs held by the workforce in West Coast Council area and Tasmania were:
- A larger percentage of local workers employed as Machinery Operators And Drivers (21.3% compared to 6.3%)
- A smaller percentage of local workers employed as Professionals (11.1% compared to 19.8%)
- A smaller percentage of local workers employed as Clerical and Administrative Workers (6.4% compared to 11.7%)
- A larger percentage of local workers employed as Technicians and Trades Workers (18.5% compared to 14.0%)
Emerging groups
The largest changes in the jobs held by the workforce in West Coast Council area between2016 and 2021 were those employed as:
- Machinery Operators And Drivers (+96 local workers)
- Community and Personal Service Workers (+59 local workers)
- Labourers (+36 local workers)
- Professionals (+19 local workers)