City of Sydney

Resident workers - Occupations of employment

There are more resident workers (All industries) Professionals in the City of Sydney 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 Sydney'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 Sydney 20212016Change
Occupations (Click rows to view sub-categories)Number%. New South WalesNumber%. New South Wales2016 - 2021
Managers23,71918.714.619,92717.013.5+3,792
Professionals52,80841.625.844,22737.723.6+8,581
Technicians and Trades Workers8,9537.111.99,3037.912.7-350
Community and Personal Service Workers9,7397.710.611,98010.210.4-2,241
Clerical and Administrative Workers13,49610.613.013,02811.113.8+468
Sales Workers7,9166.28.08,8947.69.2-978
Machinery Operators And Drivers2,5052.06.01,7421.56.1+763
Labourers5,4644.38.25,9975.18.8-533
Inadequately described or not stated2,2851.81.92,1541.81.8+131
Total Persons126,885100.0100.0117,252100.0100.0+9,633

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 Sydney in 2021shows the three most popular occupations were:

  • Professionals (52,808 people or 41.6%)
  • Managers (23,719 people or 18.7%)
  • Clerical and Administrative Workers (13,496 people or 10.6%)

In combination these three occupations accounted for 90,023 people in total or 70.9% of the resident workers (All industries).

In comparison, New South Wales employed 25.8% in Professionals; 14.6% in Managers and 13.0% in Clerical and Administrative Workers.

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

  • A larger percentage of resident workers (All industries) employed as Professionals (41.6% compared to 25.8%)
  • A smaller percentage of resident workers (All industries) employed as Technicians and Trades Workers (7.1% compared to 11.9%)
  • A larger percentage of resident workers (All industries) employed as Managers (18.7% compared to 14.6%)
  • A smaller percentage of resident workers (All industries) employed as Machinery Operators And Drivers (2.0% compared to 6.0%)

Emerging groups

The number of resident workers (All industries) in the City of Sydney increased by 9,633 between 2016 and 2021.

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

  • Professionals (+8,581 persons)
  • Managers (+3,792 persons)
  • Community and Personal Service Workers (-2,241 persons)
  • Sales Workers (-978 persons)

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