City of Parramatta

Local workers - Occupations - All industries

In the City of Parramatta, 30.9% of workers were Professionals, compared to 25.9% in New South Wales.

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 Parramatta will be influenced by factors including:

  • The economic base and employment opportunities available in the City of Parramatta;
  • 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 Parramatta, 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 Parramatta - All industries 20212016Change
Occupations (Click rows to view sub-categories)Number%. New South WalesNumber%. New South Wales2016 - 2021
Managers20,85014.314.617,59812.813.5+3,252
Professionals45,02930.925.936,94126.823.6+8,088
Technicians and Trades Workers12,2058.411.813,0859.512.7-880
Community and Personal Service Workers12,5558.610.612,0698.710.4+486
Clerical and Administrative Workers28,40219.513.029,90221.713.8-1,500
Sales Workers8,6656.08.09,6717.09.2-1,006
Machinery Operators And Drivers6,4904.56.06,7804.96.1-290
Labourers8,1125.68.28,8816.48.8-769
Inadequately described or not stated3,2012.21.93,0162.21.8+185
Total Persons145,509100.0100.0137,943100.0100.0+7,566

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 Parramatta in 2021shows the three most popular occupations were:

  • Professionals (45,029 local workers or 30.9%)
  • Clerical and Administrative Workers (28,402 local workers or 19.5%)
  • Managers (20,850 local workers or 14.3%)

In combination these three occupations accounted for 94,281 people in total or 64.8% of the All industries local workers.

In comparison, New South Wales employed 25.9% as Professionals; 13.0% as Clerical and Administrative Workers and 14.6% as Managers.

The major differences between the jobs held by the workforce in the City of Parramatta and New South Wales were:

  • A larger percentage of local workers employed as Clerical and Administrative Workers (19.5% compared to 13.0%)
  • A larger percentage of local workers employed as Professionals (30.9% compared to 25.9%)
  • A smaller percentage of local workers employed as Technicians and Trades Workers (8.4% compared to 11.8%)
  • A smaller percentage of local workers employed as Labourers (5.6% compared to 8.2%)

Emerging groups

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

  • Professionals (+8,088 local workers)
  • Managers (+3,252 local workers)
  • Clerical and Administrative Workers (-1,500 local workers)
  • Sales Workers (-1,006 local workers)

City of Parramatta

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