Snowy Monaro Regional Council area

Resident workers - Occupations of employment

There are more resident workers (All industries) Managers in Snowy Monaro Regional Council area 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 Snowy Monaro Regional Council area'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
Snowy Monaro Regional Council area 20212016Change
Occupations (Click rows to view sub-categories)Number%. NSWNumber%. NSW2016 - 2021
Managers2,03018.314.61,87018.913.5+160
Professionals1,69015.325.81,35813.823.6+332
Technicians and Trades Workers1,51913.711.91,39414.112.7+125
Community and Personal Service Workers1,43513.010.61,20512.210.4+230
Clerical and Administrative Workers1,18610.713.01,13811.513.8+48
Sales Workers9058.28.09279.49.2-22
Machinery Operators And Drivers7857.16.06386.56.1+147
Labourers1,28811.68.21,16411.88.8+124
Inadequately described or not stated2292.11.91761.81.8+53
Total Persons11,067100.0100.09,870100.0100.0+1,197

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 Snowy Monaro Regional Council area in 2021shows the three most popular occupations were:

  • Managers (2,030 people or 18.3%)
  • Professionals (1,690 people or 15.3%)
  • Technicians and Trades Workers (1,519 people or 13.7%)

In combination these three occupations accounted for 5,239 people in total or 47.3% of the resident workers (All industries).

In comparison, NSW employed 14.6% in Managers; 25.8% in Professionals and 11.9% in Technicians and Trades Workers.

The major differences between the jobs held by the resident workers (All industries) of Snowy Monaro Regional Council area and NSW were:

  • A smaller percentage of resident workers (All industries) employed as Professionals (15.3% compared to 25.8%)
  • A larger percentage of resident workers (All industries) employed as Managers (18.3% compared to 14.6%)
  • A larger percentage of resident workers (All industries) employed as Labourers (11.6% compared to 8.2%)
  • A larger percentage of resident workers (All industries) employed as Community and Personal Service Workers (13.0% compared to 10.6%)

Emerging groups

The number of resident workers (All industries) in Snowy Monaro Regional Council area increased by 1,197 between 2016 and 2021.

The largest change in the occupations of the resident workers between 2016 and 2021 in Snowy Monaro Regional Council area were those employed as:

  • Professionals (+332 persons)
  • Community and Personal Service Workers (+230 persons)
  • Managers (+160 persons)
  • Machinery Operators And Drivers (+147 persons)

Snowy Monaro Regional Council

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