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 Whittlesea will be influenced by factors including:
- The economic base and employment opportunities available in the City of Whittlesea;
- 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 Whittlesea, view Occupations in conjunction with other indicators, such as Educational qualifications and Income.
Data source
Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) – Census 2011 (experimental imputed) & 2016 – by place of work
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Current benchmark:
Gender:
| Local workers occupations | |||||||||
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| City of Whittlesea - All industries | 2016 | 2011 | Change | ||||||
| Occupations (Click rows to view sub-categories) | Number | % | Victoria | Number | % | Victoria | 2011 - 2016 | ||
| Managers | 5,782 | 10.9 | 13.5 | 4,737 | 10.5 | 13.2 | +1,045 | ||
| Professionals | 10,131 | 19.1 | 23.2 | 7,737 | 17.1 | 22.3 | +2,394 | ||
| Technicians and Trades Workers | 7,092 | 13.3 | 13.1 | 6,849 | 15.2 | 13.8 | +243 | ||
| Community and Personal Service Workers | 5,606 | 10.5 | 10.6 | 3,840 | 8.5 | 9.3 | +1,766 | ||
| Clerical and Administrative Workers | 6,305 | 11.9 | 13.3 | 5,770 | 12.8 | 14.4 | +535 | ||
| Sales Workers | 6,903 | 13.0 | 9.7 | 5,826 | 12.9 | 9.7 | +1,077 | ||
| Machinery Operators And Drivers | 4,442 | 8.4 | 5.8 | 4,053 | 9.0 | 6.1 | +389 | ||
| Labourers | 6,032 | 11.4 | 9.0 | 5,346 | 11.8 | 9.0 | +686 | ||
| Inadequately described or not stated | 848 | 1.6 | 1.7 | 988 | 2.2 | 2.2 | -140 | ||
| Total Persons | 53,141 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 45,146 | 100.0 | 100.0 | +7,995 | ||
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2011 and 2016. 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 the City of Whittlesea in 2016 shows the three most popular occupations were:
- Professionals (10,131 local workers or 19.1%)
- Technicians and Trades Workers (7,092 local workers or 13.3%)
- Sales Workers (6,903 local workers or 13.0%)
In combination these three occupations accounted for 24,126 people in total or 45.4% of the All industries local workers.
In comparison, Victoria employed 23.2% as Professionals; 13.1% as Technicians and Trades Workers and 9.7% as Sales Workers.
The major differences between the jobs held by the workforce in the City of Whittlesea and Victoria were:
- A smaller percentage of local workers employed as Professionals (19.1% compared to 23.2%)
- A larger percentage of local workers employed as Sales Workers (13.0% compared to 9.7%)
- A smaller percentage of local workers employed as Managers (10.9% compared to 13.5%)
- A larger percentage of local workers employed as Machinery Operators And Drivers (8.4% compared to 5.8%)
Emerging groups
The largest changes in the jobs held by the workforce in the City of Whittlesea between 2011 and 2016 were those employed as:
- Professionals (+2,394 local workers)
- Community and Personal Service Workers (+1,766 local workers)
- Sales Workers (+1,077 local workers)
- Managers (+1,045 local workers)