Town of Victoria Park

Resident workers - Occupations of employment

There are more resident workers (All industries) Professionals in the Town of Victoria Park 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 Town of Victoria Park'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
Town of Victoria Park 20212016Change
Occupations (Click rows to view sub-categories)Number%. Western AustraliaNumber%. Western Australia2016 - 2021
Managers2,58112.612.32,08511.912.0+496
Professionals6,42431.522.05,02328.720.5+1,401
Technicians and Trades Workers2,38311.715.32,38513.616.2-2
Community and Personal Service Workers2,39211.711.81,88610.810.6+506
Clerical and Administrative Workers2,41811.812.12,20312.613.0+215
Sales Workers1,3406.67.81,3617.88.8-21
Machinery Operators And Drivers1,0345.17.78044.67.5+230
Labourers1,5217.59.41,4908.59.7+31
Inadequately described or not stated3171.61.72571.51.7+60
Total Persons20,410100.0100.017,494100.0100.0+2,916

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 Town of Victoria Park in 2021shows the three most popular occupations were:

  • Professionals (6,424 people or 31.5%)
  • Managers (2,581 people or 12.6%)
  • Clerical and Administrative Workers (2,418 people or 11.8%)

In combination these three occupations accounted for 11,423 people in total or 56.0% 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 Town of Victoria Park and Western Australia were:

  • A larger percentage of resident workers (All industries) employed as Professionals (31.5% compared to 22.0%)
  • A smaller percentage of resident workers (All industries) employed as Technicians and Trades Workers (11.7% compared to 15.3%)
  • A smaller percentage of resident workers (All industries) employed as Machinery Operators And Drivers (5.1% compared to 7.7%)
  • A smaller percentage of resident workers (All industries) employed as Labourers (7.5% compared to 9.4%)

Emerging groups

The number of resident workers (All industries) in the Town of Victoria Park increased by 2,916 between 2016 and 2021.

The largest change in the occupations of the resident workers between 2016 and 2021 in the Town of Victoria Park were those employed as:

  • Professionals (+1,401 persons)
  • Community and Personal Service Workers (+506 persons)
  • Managers (+496 persons)
  • Machinery Operators And Drivers (+230 persons)

Town of Victoria Park

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