Shire of Ashburton

Local workers - Occupations - All industries

In the Shire of Ashburton, 33.7% of workers were Technicians and Trades Workers, compared to 21.9% in Western Australia.

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 Shire of Ashburton will be influenced by factors including:

  • The economic base and employment opportunities available in the Shire of Ashburton;
  • 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 Shire of Ashburton, 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
Shire of Ashburton - All industries 20212016Change
Occupations (Click rows to view sub-categories)Number%. Western AustraliaNumber%. Western Australia2016 - 2021
Managers7485.412.21,2565.412.0-508
Professionals1,42810.421.92,1779.320.4-749
Technicians and Trades Workers4,63033.715.49,03838.516.4-4,408
Community and Personal Service Workers4583.311.85482.310.5-90
Clerical and Administrative Workers6534.812.01,0474.512.9-394
Sales Workers1561.17.71740.78.8-18
Machinery Operators And Drivers3,85228.17.84,96221.27.6-1,110
Labourers1,48110.89.43,82716.39.8-2,346
Inadequately described or not stated3232.41.74201.81.7-97
Total Persons13,729100.0100.023,449100.0100.0-9,720

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

  • Technicians and Trades Workers (4,630 local workers or 33.7%)
  • Machinery Operators And Drivers (3,852 local workers or 28.1%)
  • Labourers (1,481 local workers or 10.8%)

In combination these three occupations accounted for 9,963 people in total or 72.6% of the All industries local workers.

In comparison, Western Australia employed 15.4% as Technicians and Trades Workers; 7.8% as Machinery Operators And Drivers and 9.4% as Labourers.

The major differences between the jobs held by the workforce in the Shire of Ashburton and Western Australia were:

  • A larger percentage of local workers employed as Machinery Operators And Drivers (28.1% compared to 7.8%)
  • A larger percentage of local workers employed as Technicians and Trades Workers (33.7% compared to 15.4%)
  • A smaller percentage of local workers employed as Professionals (10.4% compared to 21.9%)
  • A smaller percentage of local workers employed as Community and Personal Service Workers (3.3% compared to 11.8%)

Emerging groups

The largest changes in the jobs held by the workforce in the Shire of Ashburton between2016 and 2021 were those employed as:

  • Technicians and Trades Workers (-4,408 local workers)
  • Labourers (-2,346 local workers)
  • Machinery Operators And Drivers (-1,110 local workers)
  • Professionals (-749 local workers)

Shire of Ashburton

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