City of Canning

Resident workers - Occupations of employment

There are more resident workers (All industries) Professionals in the City of Canning 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 Canning'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 Canning 20212016Change
Occupations (Click rows to view sub-categories)Number%. Western AustraliaNumber%. Western Australia2016 - 2021
Managers4,6329.612.34,1809.912.0+452
Professionals12,43925.922.010,15224.120.5+2,287
Technicians and Trades Workers6,38213.315.35,88214.016.2+500
Community and Personal Service Workers6,10012.711.84,73611.210.6+1,364
Clerical and Administrative Workers5,65911.812.15,59513.313.0+64
Sales Workers3,7577.87.83,8999.38.8-142
Machinery Operators And Drivers3,4347.17.72,6266.27.5+808
Labourers4,78810.09.44,35510.39.7+433
Inadequately described or not stated8481.81.77001.71.7+148
Total Persons48,039100.0100.042,125100.0100.0+5,914

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 Canning in 2021shows the three most popular occupations were:

  • Professionals (12,439 people or 25.9%)
  • Technicians and Trades Workers (6,382 people or 13.3%)
  • Community and Personal Service Workers (6,100 people or 12.7%)

In combination these three occupations accounted for 24,921 people in total or 51.9% of the resident workers (All industries).

In comparison, Western Australia employed 22.0% in Professionals; 15.3% in Technicians and Trades Workers and 11.8% in Community and Personal Service Workers.

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

  • A larger percentage of resident workers (All industries) employed as Professionals (25.9% compared to 22.0%)
  • A smaller percentage of resident workers (All industries) employed as Managers (9.6% compared to 12.3%)
  • A smaller percentage of resident workers (All industries) employed as Technicians and Trades Workers (13.3% compared to 15.3%)
  • A larger percentage of resident workers (All industries) employed as Community and Personal Service Workers (12.7% compared to 11.8%)

Emerging groups

The number of resident workers (All industries) in the City of Canning increased by 5,914 between 2016 and 2021.

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

  • Professionals (+2,287 persons)
  • Community and Personal Service Workers (+1,364 persons)
  • Machinery Operators And Drivers (+808 persons)
  • Technicians and Trades Workers (+500 persons)

City of Canning

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