Shire of Ashburton

Resident workers - Occupations of employment

There are more resident workers (All industries) Machinery Operators And Drivers in the Shire of Ashburton 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 Shire of Ashburton'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 2016 and 2021 – by usual residence

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Resident workers occupations
Shire of Ashburton 20212016Change
Occupations (Click rows to view sub-categories)Number%. Western AustraliaNumber%. Western Australia2016 - 2021
Managers2887.512.35436.512.0-255
Professionals3799.922.084810.220.5-469
Technicians and Trades Workers96125.115.32,83134.116.2-1,870
Community and Personal Service Workers2697.011.82973.610.6-28
Clerical and Administrative Workers2847.412.14545.513.0-170
Sales Workers1122.97.81061.38.8+6
Machinery Operators And Drivers1,02226.77.71,74221.07.5-720
Labourers41510.89.41,34916.39.7-934
Inadequately described or not stated992.61.71281.51.7-29
Total Persons3,829100.0100.08,298100.0100.0-4,469

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 resident workers in the Shire of Ashburton in 2021shows the three most popular occupations were:

  • Machinery Operators And Drivers (1,022 people or 26.7%)
  • Technicians and Trades Workers (961 people or 25.1%)
  • Labourers (415 people or 10.8%)

In combination these three occupations accounted for 2,398 people in total or 62.6% of the resident workers (All industries).

In comparison, Western Australia employed 7.7% in Machinery Operators And Drivers; 15.3% in Technicians and Trades Workers and 9.4% in Labourers.

The major differences between the jobs held by the resident workers (All industries) of the Shire of Ashburton and Western Australia were:

  • A larger percentage of resident workers (All industries) employed as Machinery Operators And Drivers (26.7% compared to 7.7%)
  • A smaller percentage of resident workers (All industries) employed as Professionals (9.9% compared to 22.0%)
  • A larger percentage of resident workers (All industries) employed as Technicians and Trades Workers (25.1% compared to 15.3%)
  • A smaller percentage of resident workers (All industries) employed as Sales Workers (2.9% compared to 7.8%)

Emerging groups

The number of resident workers (All industries) in the Shire of Ashburton decreased by 4,469 between 2016 and 2021.

The largest change in the occupations of the resident workers between 2016 and 2021 in the Shire of Ashburton were those employed as:

  • Technicians and Trades Workers (-1,870 persons)
  • Labourers (-934 persons)
  • Machinery Operators And Drivers (-720 persons)
  • Professionals (-469 persons)

Shire of Ashburton

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