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Greater Capital Cities

Occupation of employment

There were more professionals in Greater Capital Cities in 2021 than any other occupation.

Greater Capital Cities's occupation statistics quantify the occupations in which the residents work (which may be within the residing area or elsewhere). This will be influenced by the economic base and employment opportunities available in the area, education levels, and the working and social aspirations of the population. When viewed with other indicators, such as Educational Qualifications and Individual Income, Occupation is a key measure for evaluating Greater Capital Cities's socio-economic status and skill base.

Q:

Derived from the two Census questions:

'In the main job held last week, what was the person's occupation?' and 'What are the main tasks that the person himself/herself usually performs in that occupation?'

Occupation of employment
Greater Capital Cities - Employed persons (Usual residence)20212016Change
OccupationNumber%Australia %Number%Australia %2016 to 2021
Managers1,094,46713.613.7911,23712.813.0+183,230
Professionals2,129,28526.524.01,743,83124.422.2+385,454
Technicians and Trades Workers972,58112.112.9917,63212.913.5+54,949
Community and Personal Service Workers869,05210.811.5744,46410.410.8+124,588
Clerical and Administrative Workers1,063,70313.212.71,016,12314.213.6+47,580
Sales Workers649,0718.18.2666,8359.39.4-17,764
Machinery Operators And Drivers477,0525.96.3415,2865.86.3+61,766
Labourers637,8257.99.0598,8148.49.5+39,011
Not stated or inadequately described150,6311.91.9125,2891.81.7+25,342
Total employed persons aged 15+8,043,674100.0100.07,139,511100.0100.0+904,163
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2016 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions).
Please refer to specific data notes for more information

Dominant groups

An analysis of the jobs held by the resident population in Greater Capital Cities in 2021 shows the three most popular occupations were:

  • Professionals (2,129,285 people or 26.5%)
  • Managers (1,094,467 people or 13.6%)
  • Clerical and Administrative Workers (1,063,703 people or 13.2%)

In combination these three occupations accounted for 4,287,455 people in total or 53.3% of the employed resident population.

In comparison, Australia employed 24.0% in Professionals; 13.7% in Managers; and 12.7% in Clerical and Administrative Workers.

The major differences between the jobs held by the population of Greater Capital Cities and Australia were:

  • A larger percentage of persons employed as Professionals (26.5% compared to 24.0%)
  • A smaller percentage of persons employed as Labourers (7.9% compared to 9.0%)

Emerging groups

The number of employed people in Greater Capital Cities increased by 904,163 between 2016 and 2021.

The largest changes in the occupations of residents between 2016 and 2021 in Greater Capital Cities were for those employed as:

  • Professionals (+385,454 persons)
  • Managers (+183,230 persons)
  • Community and Personal Service Workers (+124,588 persons)
  • Machinery Operators And Drivers (+61,766 persons)

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