City of Wyndham

Local workers - Occupations - All industries

In the City of Wyndham, 17.3% of workers were Professionals, compared to 25.0% in Victoria.

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 City of Wyndham will be influenced by factors including:

  • The economic base and employment opportunities available in the City of Wyndham;
  • 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 City of Wyndham, 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
City of Wyndham - All industries 20212016Change
Occupations (Click rows to view sub-categories)Number%. VictoriaNumber%. Victoria2016 - 2021
Managers9,22810.514.06,63110.713.5+2,597
Professionals15,15517.325.09,78115.823.2+5,374
Technicians and Trades Workers9,94511.412.67,19511.613.1+2,750
Community and Personal Service Workers9,54210.911.06,87911.110.6+2,663
Clerical and Administrative Workers9,61911.012.47,14711.513.3+2,472
Sales Workers8,5079.78.46,95011.29.7+1,557
Machinery Operators And Drivers14,92917.15.99,98716.15.8+4,942
Labourers8,5979.88.86,18710.09.0+2,410
Inadequately described or not stated2,0102.32.01,1381.81.7+872
Total Persons87,532100.0100.061,895100.0100.0+25,637

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 City of Wyndham in 2021shows the three most popular occupations were:

  • Professionals (15,155 local workers or 17.3%)
  • Machinery Operators And Drivers (14,929 local workers or 17.1%)
  • Technicians and Trades Workers (9,945 local workers or 11.4%)

In combination these three occupations accounted for 40,029 people in total or 45.7% of the All industries local workers.

In comparison, Victoria employed 25.0% as Professionals; 5.9% as Machinery Operators And Drivers and 12.6% as Technicians and Trades Workers.

The major differences between the jobs held by the workforce in the City of Wyndham and Victoria were:

  • A larger percentage of local workers employed as Machinery Operators And Drivers (17.1% compared to 5.9%)
  • A smaller percentage of local workers employed as Professionals (17.3% compared to 25.0%)
  • A smaller percentage of local workers employed as Managers (10.5% compared to 14.0%)
  • A smaller percentage of local workers employed as Clerical and Administrative Workers (11.0% compared to 12.4%)

Emerging groups

The largest changes in the jobs held by the workforce in the City of Wyndham between2016 and 2021 were those employed as:

  • Professionals (+5,374 local workers)
  • Machinery Operators And Drivers (+4,942 local workers)
  • Technicians and Trades Workers (+2,750 local workers)
  • Community and Personal Service Workers (+2,663 local workers)

City of Wyndham

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