City of Playford

Local workers - Occupations - All industries

In the City of Playford, 21.9% of workers were Professionals, compared to 21.4% in South 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 Playford will be influenced by factors including:

  • The economic base and employment opportunities available in the City of Playford;
  • 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 Playford, 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 Playford - All industries 20212016Change
Occupations (Click rows to view sub-categories)Number%. South AustraliaNumber%. South Australia2016 - 2021
Managers3,06810.913.02,72411.212.6+344
Professionals6,18221.921.44,96420.520.2+1,218
Technicians and Trades Workers2,5979.213.22,3629.713.4+235
Community and Personal Service Workers4,71016.713.13,43414.212.0+1,276
Clerical and Administrative Workers2,3868.512.52,2209.213.4+166
Sales Workers3,07610.98.52,83211.79.6+244
Machinery Operators And Drivers1,8206.56.01,6156.76.1+205
Labourers3,85013.610.53,66715.111.1+183
Inadequately described or not stated5201.81.84261.81.5+94
Total Persons28,209100.0100.024,244100.0100.0+3,965

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 Playford in 2021shows the three most popular occupations were:

  • Professionals (6,182 local workers or 21.9%)
  • Community and Personal Service Workers (4,710 local workers or 16.7%)
  • Labourers (3,850 local workers or 13.6%)

In combination these three occupations accounted for 14,742 people in total or 52.2% of the All industries local workers.

In comparison, South Australia employed 21.4% as Professionals; 13.1% as Community and Personal Service Workers and 10.5% as Labourers.

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

  • A smaller percentage of local workers employed as Clerical and Administrative Workers (8.5% compared to 12.5%)
  • A smaller percentage of local workers employed as Technicians and Trades Workers (9.2% compared to 13.2%)
  • A larger percentage of local workers employed as Community and Personal Service Workers (16.7% compared to 13.1%)
  • A larger percentage of local workers employed as Labourers (13.6% compared to 10.5%)

Emerging groups

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

  • Community and Personal Service Workers (+1,276 local workers)
  • Professionals (+1,218 local workers)
  • Managers (+344 local workers)
  • Sales Workers (+244 local workers)

City of Playford

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