Town of Victoria Park

Local workers - Occupations - All industries

In the Town of Victoria Park, 25.3% of workers were Professionals, compared to 21.9% in Western Australia.

Occupation is a key component for evaluating the socio-economic status of the local workers and the skills required to work in each industry sector.

The occupations of the local workers in the Town of Victoria Park will be influenced by factors including:

  • The economic base and employment opportunities available in the Town of Victoria Park;
  • The age of the workforce;
  • The skill and qualification level required to enter an industry; and
  • The working and social aspirations of the population.

For a complete local workers analysis for the Town of Victoria Park, view Occupations in conjunction with other indicators, such as Educational qualifications and Income.

Data source

Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) – Census 2016 & 2021 – by place of work

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Local workers occupations
Town of Victoria Park - All industries 20212016Change
Occupations (Click rows to view sub-categories)Number%. Western AustraliaNumber%. Western Australia2016 - 2021
Managers3,80912.512.23,34111.912.0+468
Professionals7,72725.321.97,06725.220.4+660
Technicians and Trades Workers3,68012.015.43,80913.616.4-129
Community and Personal Service Workers5,93219.411.84,70016.810.5+1,232
Clerical and Administrative Workers3,55811.612.03,67313.112.9-115
Sales Workers1,8226.07.71,6415.98.8+181
Machinery Operators And Drivers9973.37.81,0483.77.6-51
Labourers2,5798.49.42,3128.39.8+267
Inadequately described or not stated4621.51.74041.41.7+58
Total Persons30,566100.0100.027,995100.0100.0+2,571

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

  • Professionals (7,727 local workers or 25.3%)
  • Community and Personal Service Workers (5,932 local workers or 19.4%)
  • Managers (3,809 local workers or 12.5%)

In combination these three occupations accounted for 17,468 people in total or 57.1% of the All industries local workers.

In comparison, Western Australia employed 21.9% as Professionals; 11.8% as Community and Personal Service Workers and 12.2% as Managers.

The major differences between the jobs held by the workforce in the Town of Victoria Park and Western Australia were:

  • A larger percentage of local workers employed as Community and Personal Service Workers (19.4% compared to 11.8%)
  • A smaller percentage of local workers employed as Machinery Operators And Drivers (3.3% compared to 7.8%)
  • A larger percentage of local workers employed as Professionals (25.3% compared to 21.9%)
  • A smaller percentage of local workers employed as Technicians and Trades Workers (12.0% compared to 15.4%)

Emerging groups

The largest changes in the jobs held by the workforce in the Town of Victoria Park between2016 and 2021 were those employed as:

  • Community and Personal Service Workers (+1,232 local workers)
  • Professionals (+660 local workers)
  • Managers (+468 local workers)
  • Labourers (+267 local workers)

Town of Victoria Park

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