City of Boroondara

Resident workers - Occupations of employment

There are more resident workers (All industries) Professionals in the City of Boroondara 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 City of Boroondara'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
City of Boroondara 20212016Change
Occupations (Click rows to view sub-categories)Number%. VictoriaNumber%. Victoria2016 - 2021
Managers17,16919.714.015,44218.813.5+1,727
Professionals35,03040.325.032,37639.423.3+2,654
Technicians and Trades Workers4,9115.612.64,8135.913.1+98
Community and Personal Service Workers6,7157.711.06,6898.110.6+26
Clerical and Administrative Workers10,26011.812.410,39812.613.3-138
Sales Workers7,1498.28.37,4979.19.7-348
Machinery Operators And Drivers1,2571.45.99981.25.8+259
Labourers3,0523.58.82,7273.39.0+325
Inadequately described or not stated1,4471.72.01,3211.61.7+126
Total Persons86,990100.0100.082,261100.0100.0+4,729

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 City of Boroondara in 2021shows the three most popular occupations were:

  • Professionals (35,030 people or 40.3%)
  • Managers (17,169 people or 19.7%)
  • Clerical and Administrative Workers (10,260 people or 11.8%)

In combination these three occupations accounted for 62,459 people in total or 71.8% of the resident workers (All industries).

In comparison, Victoria employed 25.0% in Professionals; 14.0% in Managers and 12.4% in Clerical and Administrative Workers.

The major differences between the jobs held by the resident workers (All industries) of the City of Boroondara and Victoria were:

  • A larger percentage of resident workers (All industries) employed as Professionals (40.3% compared to 25.0%)
  • A smaller percentage of resident workers (All industries) employed as Technicians and Trades Workers (5.6% compared to 12.6%)
  • A larger percentage of resident workers (All industries) employed as Managers (19.7% compared to 14.0%)
  • A smaller percentage of resident workers (All industries) employed as Labourers (3.5% compared to 8.8%)

Emerging groups

The number of resident workers (All industries) in the City of Boroondara increased by 4,729 between 2016 and 2021.

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

  • Professionals (+2,654 persons)
  • Managers (+1,727 persons)
  • Sales Workers (-348 persons)
  • Labourers (+325 persons)

City of Boroondara

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