City of Subiaco

Resident workers - Occupations of employment

There are more resident workers (All industries) Professionals in the City of Subiaco 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 Subiaco'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 Subiaco 20212016Change
Occupations (Click rows to view sub-categories)Number%. Western AustraliaNumber%. Western Australia2016 - 2021
Managers1,40715.412.31,28615.912.0+121
Professionals4,46548.822.03,76846.720.5+697
Technicians and Trades Workers4965.415.35176.416.2-21
Community and Personal Service Workers7498.211.86327.810.6+117
Clerical and Administrative Workers8859.712.183210.313.0+53
Sales Workers5305.87.85196.48.8+11
Machinery Operators And Drivers1431.67.7851.17.5+58
Labourers3684.09.43214.09.7+47
Inadequately described or not stated1141.21.71141.41.7--
Total Persons9,157100.0100.08,074100.0100.0+1,083

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 Subiaco in 2021shows the three most popular occupations were:

  • Professionals (4,465 people or 48.8%)
  • Managers (1,407 people or 15.4%)
  • Clerical and Administrative Workers (885 people or 9.7%)

In combination these three occupations accounted for 6,757 people in total or 73.8% of the resident workers (All industries).

In comparison, Western Australia employed 22.0% in Professionals; 12.3% in Managers and 12.1% in Clerical and Administrative Workers.

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

  • A larger percentage of resident workers (All industries) employed as Professionals (48.8% compared to 22.0%)
  • A smaller percentage of resident workers (All industries) employed as Technicians and Trades Workers (5.4% compared to 15.3%)
  • A smaller percentage of resident workers (All industries) employed as Machinery Operators And Drivers (1.6% compared to 7.7%)
  • A smaller percentage of resident workers (All industries) employed as Labourers (4.0% compared to 9.4%)

Emerging groups

The number of resident workers (All industries) in the City of Subiaco increased by 1,083 between 2016 and 2021.

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

  • Professionals (+697 persons)
  • Managers (+121 persons)
  • Community and Personal Service Workers (+117 persons)
  • Machinery Operators And Drivers (+58 persons)

City of Subiaco

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