City of Gosnells

Local workers - Occupations - All industries

In the City of Gosnells, 16.5% of workers were Professionals, 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 City of Gosnells will be influenced by factors including:

  • The economic base and employment opportunities available in the City of Gosnells;
  • 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 Gosnells, 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
City of Gosnells - All industries 20212016Change
Occupations (Click rows to view sub-categories)Number%. Western AustraliaNumber%. Western Australia2016 - 2021
Managers2,79910.112.22,53110.412.0+268
Professionals4,55616.521.93,69915.220.4+857
Technicians and Trades Workers4,43116.015.44,11016.916.4+321
Community and Personal Service Workers4,55016.511.83,60814.810.5+942
Clerical and Administrative Workers2,88310.412.02,65710.912.9+226
Sales Workers2,81510.27.72,85811.88.8-43
Machinery Operators And Drivers2,3758.67.81,8937.87.6+482
Labourers2,80810.29.42,59610.79.8+212
Inadequately described or not stated4341.61.73531.51.7+81
Total Persons27,651100.0100.024,305100.0100.0+3,346

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

  • Professionals (4,556 local workers or 16.5%)
  • Community and Personal Service Workers (4,550 local workers or 16.5%)
  • Technicians and Trades Workers (4,431 local workers or 16.0%)

In combination these three occupations accounted for 13,537 people in total or 48.9% of the All industries local workers.

In comparison, Western Australia employed 21.9% as Professionals; 11.8% as Community and Personal Service Workers and 15.4% as Technicians and Trades Workers.

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

  • A smaller percentage of local workers employed as Professionals (16.5% compared to 21.9%)
  • A larger percentage of local workers employed as Community and Personal Service Workers (16.5% compared to 11.8%)
  • A larger percentage of local workers employed as Sales Workers (10.2% compared to 7.7%)
  • A smaller percentage of local workers employed as Managers (10.1% compared to 12.2%)

Emerging groups

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

  • Community and Personal Service Workers (+942 local workers)
  • Professionals (+857 local workers)
  • Machinery Operators And Drivers (+482 local workers)
  • Technicians and Trades Workers (+321 local workers)

City of Gosnells

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