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City of Greater Bendigo

Occupation of employment

There were more professionals in the City of Greater Bendigo in 2021 than any other occupation.

The City of Greater Bendigo'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 the City of Greater Bendigo'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
City of Greater Bendigo - Employed persons (Usual residence)20212016Change
OccupationNumber%Regional VIC %Number%Regional VIC %2016 to 2021
Managers6,27611.114.55,34511.014.6+931
Professionals12,04321.418.89,78920.117.4+2,254
Technicians and Trades Workers7,83013.914.47,06314.514.8+767
Community and Personal Service Workers7,51413.312.75,90412.111.7+1,610
Clerical and Administrative Workers6,63711.810.96,03312.411.3+604
Sales Workers5,0679.08.55,09810.59.7-31
Machinery Operators And Drivers3,4726.26.32,9516.16.5+521
Labourers6,52911.612.05,75411.812.4+775
Not stated or inadequately described9261.61.97281.51.7+198
Total employed persons aged 15+56,299100.0100.048,665100.0100.0+7,634
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 City of Greater Bendigo in 2021 shows the three most popular occupations were:

  • Professionals (12,043 people or 21.4%)
  • Technicians and Trades Workers (7,830 people or 13.9%)
  • Community and Personal Service Workers (7,514 people or 13.3%)

In combination these three occupations accounted for 27,387 people in total or 48.6% of the employed resident population.

In comparison, Regional VIC employed 18.8% in Professionals; 14.4% in Technicians and Trades Workers; and 12.7% in Community and Personal Service Workers.

The major differences between the jobs held by the population of the City of Greater Bendigo and Regional VIC were:

  • A larger percentage of persons employed as Professionals (21.4% compared to 18.8%)
  • A smaller percentage of persons employed as Managers (11.1% compared to 14.5%)

Emerging groups

The number of employed people in City of Greater Bendigo increased by 7,634 between 2016 and 2021.

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

  • Professionals (+2,254 persons)
  • Community and Personal Service Workers (+1,610 persons)
  • Managers (+931 persons)
  • Labourers (+775 persons)

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