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Occupation of employment

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There were more people in low income households who worked as sales workers in Bayside Council than any other occupation.

Bayside Council's occupation statistics quantify the occupations in which the residents work (which may be within the residing area or elsewhere). This topic is restricted to those counted in low income households in Bayside Council area, with comparisons to the total population or low income households in the benchmark area.

The occupations of low income households may be similar to or quite different to those of the total population. In many cases it may be that lower incomes are correlated with lower skilled occupations (eg. labourers), however this is not always the case and in many parts of Australia, "blue-collar" occupations earn quite high incomes (eg. mining areas). If there appears to be no correlation between low skilled occupations and low incomes, it may be that low incomes are correlated with those not in the labour force (e.g. retirees, students, discouraged jobseekers) who are not included in this topic.

To build up the complete story, please view this topic in conjunction with Age Structure, Qualifications and Employment Status.

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
Bayside Council - Low income households20212016Change
OccupationNumber%Greater SydneyNumber%Greater Sydney2016 to 2021
Managers1907.07.83696.97.1-179
Professionals36313.512.960011.211.4-237
Technicians and Trades Workers29010.812.173413.814.6-444
Community and Personal Service Workers39014.515.174213.914.3-352
Clerical and Administrative Workers32512.111.057710.810.7-252
Sales Workers40014.813.475214.113.6-352
Machinery Operators And Drivers2248.39.258511.09.7-361
Labourers40014.814.683415.615.3-434
Not stated or inadequately described1144.23.91442.73.2-30
Total employed persons in low income households2,696100.0100.05,337100.0100.0-2,641
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 people in low income households in Bayside Council area in 2021 shows the three most popular occupations were:

  • Sales Workers (400 persons or 14.8%)
  • Labourers (400 persons or 14.8%)
  • Community and Personal Service Workers (390 persons or 14.5%)

In combination these three occupations accounted for 1,190 people in total or 44.1% of the employed people in low income households.

In comparison, Greater Sydney employed 13.4% in Sales Workers; 14.6% in Labourers; and 15.1% in Community and Personal Service Workers.

The major differences between the jobs held by people in low income households of Bayside Council area and Greater Sydney were:

  • A larger percentage of people employed as Sales Workers (14.8% compared to 13.4%)
  • A larger percentage of people employed as Clerical and Administrative Workers (12.1% compared to 11.0%)
  • A smaller percentage of people employed as Technicians and Trades Workers (10.8% compared to 12.1%)

Emerging groups

The number of employed people in low income households in Bayside Council area decreased by 2,641 between 2016 and 2021.

The largest changes in the occupations of people in low income households between 2016 and 2021 in Bayside Council area were for those employed as:

  • Technicians and Trades Workers (-444 persons)
  • Labourers (-434 persons)
  • Machinery Operators And Drivers (-361 persons)
  • Community and Personal Service Workers (-352 persons)

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