City of Merri-bek

Resident workers - Occupations of employment

There are more resident workers (All industries) Professionals in the City of Merri-bek 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 Merri-bek'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 Merri-bek 20212016Change
Occupations (Click rows to view sub-categories)Number%. VictoriaNumber%. Victoria2016 - 2021
Managers12,68413.614.09,80512.213.5+2,879
Professionals32,29934.725.025,02831.123.3+7,271
Technicians and Trades Workers9,78310.512.69,26011.513.1+523
Community and Personal Service Workers9,34410.011.08,20610.210.6+1,138
Clerical and Administrative Workers11,55012.412.410,82413.513.3+726
Sales Workers6,4606.98.36,8108.59.7-350
Machinery Operators And Drivers3,4893.75.93,3874.25.8+102
Labourers5,8016.28.85,7117.19.0+90
Inadequately described or not stated1,6391.82.01,3311.71.7+308
Total Persons93,049100.0100.080,362100.0100.0+12,687

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 Merri-bek in 2021shows the three most popular occupations were:

  • Professionals (32,299 people or 34.7%)
  • Managers (12,684 people or 13.6%)
  • Clerical and Administrative Workers (11,550 people or 12.4%)

In combination these three occupations accounted for 56,533 people in total or 60.8% 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 Merri-bek and Victoria were:

  • A larger percentage of resident workers (All industries) employed as Professionals (34.7% compared to 25.0%)
  • A smaller percentage of resident workers (All industries) employed as Labourers (6.2% compared to 8.8%)
  • A smaller percentage of resident workers (All industries) employed as Machinery Operators And Drivers (3.7% compared to 5.9%)
  • A smaller percentage of resident workers (All industries) employed as Technicians and Trades Workers (10.5% compared to 12.6%)

Emerging groups

The number of resident workers (All industries) in the City of Merri-bek increased by 12,687 between 2016 and 2021.

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

  • Professionals (+7,271 persons)
  • Managers (+2,879 persons)
  • Community and Personal Service Workers (+1,138 persons)
  • Clerical and Administrative Workers (+726 persons)

City of Merri-bek

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