City of Salisbury

Resident workers - Occupations of employment

There are more resident workers (All industries) Community and Personal Service Workers in the City of Salisbury 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 Salisbury'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 Salisbury 20212016Change
Occupations (Click rows to view sub-categories)Number%. South AustraliaNumber%. South Australia2016 - 2021
Managers5,5648.713.04,9098.612.6+655
Professionals8,93314.021.57,41612.920.3+1,517
Technicians and Trades Workers9,26614.513.28,55014.913.4+716
Community and Personal Service Workers9,44914.813.07,67713.412.0+1,772
Clerical and Administrative Workers8,11212.712.57,88213.713.3+230
Sales Workers5,5418.78.55,85310.29.6-312
Machinery Operators And Drivers6,2269.86.05,5759.76.1+651
Labourers9,26714.510.58,47114.811.1+796
Inadequately described or not stated1,4172.21.81,0801.91.5+337
Total Persons63,775100.0100.057,413100.0100.0+6,362

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 Salisbury in 2021shows the three most popular occupations were:

  • Community and Personal Service Workers (9,449 people or 14.8%)
  • Labourers (9,267 people or 14.5%)
  • Technicians and Trades Workers (9,266 people or 14.5%)

In combination these three occupations accounted for 27,982 people in total or 43.9% of the resident workers (All industries).

In comparison, South Australia employed 13.0% in Community and Personal Service Workers; 10.5% in Labourers and 13.2% in Technicians and Trades Workers.

The major differences between the jobs held by the resident workers (All industries) of the City of Salisbury and South Australia were:

  • A smaller percentage of resident workers (All industries) employed as Professionals (14.0% compared to 21.5%)
  • A smaller percentage of resident workers (All industries) employed as Managers (8.7% compared to 13.0%)
  • A larger percentage of resident workers (All industries) employed as Labourers (14.5% compared to 10.5%)
  • A larger percentage of resident workers (All industries) employed as Machinery Operators And Drivers (9.8% compared to 6.0%)

Emerging groups

The number of resident workers (All industries) in the City of Salisbury increased by 6,362 between 2016 and 2021.

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

  • Community and Personal Service Workers (+1,772 persons)
  • Professionals (+1,517 persons)
  • Labourers (+796 persons)
  • Technicians and Trades Workers (+716 persons)

City of Salisbury

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