There are more resident workers (All industries) Professionals in The Hills Shire 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 Hills Shire'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 2011 and 2016 – by usual residence
| Resident workers occupations | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Hills Shire | 2016 | 2011 | Change | ||||||
| Occupations (Click rows to view sub-categories) | Number | % | Administrative and Support Services | Number | % | Administrative and Support Services | 2011 - 2016 | ||
| Managers | 14,081 | 17.6 | 17.2 | 13,107 | 17.7 | 16.2 | +974 | ||
| Professionals | 23,236 | 29.0 | 14.0 | 20,368 | 27.5 | 16.0 | +2,868 | ||
| Technicians and Trades Workers | 8,348 | 10.4 | 7.2 | 8,283 | 11.2 | 8.0 | +65 | ||
| Community and Personal Service Workers | 6,226 | 7.8 | 8.9 | 5,232 | 7.1 | 9.1 | +994 | ||
| Clerical and Administrative Workers | 13,009 | 16.2 | 19.6 | 12,872 | 17.4 | 19.7 | +137 | ||
| Sales Workers | 7,699 | 9.6 | 3.0 | 7,399 | 10.0 | 2.6 | +300 | ||
| Machinery Operators And Drivers | 2,426 | 3.0 | 2.2 | 2,296 | 3.1 | 1.3 | +130 | ||
| Labourers | 3,768 | 4.7 | 27.0 | 3,297 | 4.5 | 26.3 | +471 | ||
| Inadequately described or not stated | 1,382 | 1.7 | 0.9 | 1,110 | 1.5 | 0.6 | +272 | ||
| Total Persons | 80,175 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 73,964 | 100.0 | 100.0 | +6,211 | ||
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2011 and 2016. Compiled and presented by .id informed decisions | |||||||||
Dominant groups
An analysis of the jobs held by the resident workers in The Hills Shire in 2016 shows the three most popular occupations were:
- Professionals (23,236 people or 29.0%)
- Managers (14,081 people or 17.6%)
- Clerical and Administrative Workers (13,009 people or 16.2%)
In combination these three occupations accounted for 50,326 people in total or 62.8% of the resident workers (All industries).
In comparison, the Administrative and Support Services workforce in The Hills Shire employed 14.0% in Professionals; 17.2% in Managers and 19.6% in Clerical and Administrative Workers.
The major differences between the jobs held by the resident workers (All industries) of The Hills Shire and Administrative and Support Services were:
- A smaller percentage of resident workers (All industries) employed as Labourers (4.7% compared to 27.0%)
- A larger percentage of resident workers (All industries) employed as Professionals (29.0% compared to 14.0%)
- A larger percentage of resident workers (All industries) employed as Sales Workers (9.6% compared to 3.0%)
- A smaller percentage of resident workers (All industries) employed as Clerical and Administrative Workers (16.2% compared to 19.6%)
Emerging groups
The number of resident workers (All industries) in The Hills Shire increased by 6,211 between 2011 and 2016.
The largest change in the occupations of the resident workers between 2011 and 2016 in The Hills Shire were those employed as:
- Professionals (+2,868 persons)
- Community and Personal Service Workers (+994 persons)
- Managers (+974 persons)
- Labourers (+471 persons)