City of Kingston

Local workers - Occupations - All industries

In the City of Kingston, 16.9% of workers were Professionals, compared to 25.0% in Victoria.

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 Kingston will be influenced by factors including:

  • The economic base and employment opportunities available in the City of Kingston;
  • 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 Kingston, 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 Kingston - All industries 20212016Change
Occupations (Click rows to view sub-categories)Number%. VictoriaNumber%. Victoria2016 - 2021
Managers12,64615.114.010,52614.313.5+2,120
Professionals14,12616.925.011,66815.823.2+2,458
Technicians and Trades Workers12,47814.912.611,13515.113.1+1,343
Community and Personal Service Workers7,9809.511.06,4638.810.6+1,517
Clerical and Administrative Workers10,05912.012.49,44112.813.3+618
Sales Workers8,69810.48.49,18212.49.7-484
Machinery Operators And Drivers7,3238.75.96,6399.05.8+684
Labourers8,77210.58.87,56010.29.0+1,212
Inadequately described or not stated1,6602.02.01,2071.61.7+453
Total Persons83,742100.0100.073,821100.0100.0+9,921

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 Kingston in 2021shows the three most popular occupations were:

  • Professionals (14,126 local workers or 16.9%)
  • Managers (12,646 local workers or 15.1%)
  • Technicians and Trades Workers (12,478 local workers or 14.9%)

In combination these three occupations accounted for 39,250 people in total or 46.9% of the All industries local workers.

In comparison, Victoria employed 25.0% as Professionals; 14.0% as Managers and 12.6% as Technicians and Trades Workers.

The major differences between the jobs held by the workforce in the City of Kingston and Victoria were:

  • A smaller percentage of local workers employed as Professionals (16.9% compared to 25.0%)
  • A larger percentage of local workers employed as Machinery Operators And Drivers (8.7% compared to 5.9%)
  • A larger percentage of local workers employed as Technicians and Trades Workers (14.9% compared to 12.6%)
  • A larger percentage of local workers employed as Sales Workers (10.4% compared to 8.4%)

Emerging groups

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

  • Professionals (+2,458 local workers)
  • Managers (+2,120 local workers)
  • Community and Personal Service Workers (+1,517 local workers)
  • Technicians and Trades Workers (+1,343 local workers)

City of Kingston

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