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City of Greater Bendigo

Occupation of employment

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In 2021, there were more females working as professionals in the City of Greater Bendigo than any other occupation.

The City of Greater Bendigo’s occupation statistics quantify the broad occupation group in which people work. The occupation classification is generally arranged in descending order by the level of qualification required to perform that occupation, starting with Managers and Professionals and finishing with Labourers.

Differences between females and males are quite apparent in occupation categories nationwide. Males are more likely to perform jobs involving physical labour such as Technicians and Trades Workers, and Machinery Operators and Drivers, as well as Managerial roles. Females are more often found in Community and Personal Service and Clerical roles. The extent to which the local area differs from this pattern can provide important insights into the changing employment landscape for the sexes.

Occupations data should be looked at in conjunction with Employment Status and Incomes.

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 - Total employed females aged 15+20212016Change
OccupationNumber%City of Greater Bendigo - Total population %Number%City of Greater Bendigo - Total population %2016 to 2021
Managers2,3868.511.11,9038.011.0+483
Professionals7,51926.821.45,92224.920.1+1,597
Technicians and Trades Workers1,2754.513.91,1474.814.5+128
Community and Personal Service Workers5,37819.113.34,16317.512.1+1,215
Clerical and Administrative Workers5,14718.311.84,68519.712.4+462
Sales Workers3,20911.49.03,30713.910.5-98
Machinery Operators And Drivers3901.46.22961.26.1+94
Labourers2,4318.711.62,0888.811.8+343
Not stated or inadequately described3601.31.63161.31.5+44
Total persons aged 15+28,095100.0100.023,827100.0100.0+4,268
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 female resident population in City of Greater Bendigo in 2021 shows the three most popular occupations were:

  • Professionals (7,519 people or 26.8%)
  • Community and Personal Service Workers (5,378 people or 19.1%)
  • Clerical and Administrative Workers (5,147 people or 18.3%)

In combination these three occupations accounted for 18,044 people in total or 64.2% of the employed resident population.

In comparison, City of Greater Bendigo - Total population employed 21.4% in Professionals; 13.3% in Community and Personal Service Workers; and 11.8% in Clerical and Administrative Workers.

The major differences between the jobs held by females in the City of Greater Bendigo and City of Greater Bendigo - Total population were:

  • A larger percentage of females employed as Clerical and Administrative Workers (18.3% compared to 11.8%)
  • A larger percentage of females employed as Community and Personal Service Workers (19.1% compared to 13.3%)
  • A larger percentage of females employed as Professionals (26.8% compared to 21.4%)
  • A smaller percentage of females employed as Technicians and Trades Workers (4.5% compared to 13.9%)

Emerging groups

The number of employed females in City of Greater Bendigo increased by 4,268 between 2016 and 2021.

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

  • Professionals (+1,597 females)
  • Community and Personal Service Workers (+1,215 females)
  • Managers (+483 females)
  • Clerical and Administrative Workers (+462 females)

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