City of Melville

Local workers - Occupations - All industries

In the City of Melville, 33.0% 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 Melville will be influenced by factors including:

  • The economic base and employment opportunities available in the City of Melville;
  • 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 Melville, 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 Melville - All industries 20212016Change
Occupations (Click rows to view sub-categories)Number%. Western AustraliaNumber%. Western Australia2016 - 2021
Managers4,4479.912.23,8159.512.0+632
Professionals14,85933.021.912,13930.320.4+2,720
Technicians and Trades Workers4,67210.415.44,34210.816.4+330
Community and Personal Service Workers5,59112.411.84,83112.010.5+760
Clerical and Administrative Workers5,33111.812.05,30013.212.9+31
Sales Workers4,59010.27.74,96612.48.8-376
Machinery Operators And Drivers1,4633.37.89472.47.6+516
Labourers3,4687.79.43,2028.09.8+266
Inadequately described or not stated5881.31.75571.41.7+31
Total Persons45,009100.0100.040,099100.0100.0+4,910

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 Melville in 2021shows the three most popular occupations were:

  • Professionals (14,859 local workers or 33.0%)
  • Community and Personal Service Workers (5,591 local workers or 12.4%)
  • Clerical and Administrative Workers (5,331 local workers or 11.8%)

In combination these three occupations accounted for 25,781 people in total or 57.3% of the All industries local workers.

In comparison, Western Australia employed 21.9% as Professionals; 11.8% as Community and Personal Service Workers and 12.0% as Clerical and Administrative Workers.

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

  • A larger percentage of local workers employed as Professionals (33.0% compared to 21.9%)
  • A smaller percentage of local workers employed as Technicians and Trades Workers (10.4% compared to 15.4%)
  • A smaller percentage of local workers employed as Machinery Operators And Drivers (3.3% compared to 7.8%)
  • A larger percentage of local workers employed as Sales Workers (10.2% compared to 7.7%)

Emerging groups

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

  • Professionals (+2,720 local workers)
  • Community and Personal Service Workers (+760 local workers)
  • Managers (+632 local workers)
  • Machinery Operators And Drivers (+516 local workers)

City of Melville

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