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Occupation of employment

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There were more people in low income households who worked as labourers in Blacktown City Council than any other occupation.

Blacktown City 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 Blacktown City, 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
Blacktown City Council - Low income households20212016Change
OccupationNumber%Greater SydneyNumber%Greater Sydney2016 to 2021
Managers3085.87.85675.57.1-259
Professionals4418.312.97737.511.4-332
Technicians and Trades Workers56410.612.11,39513.614.6-831
Community and Personal Service Workers74213.915.11,33713.014.3-595
Clerical and Administrative Workers55710.411.01,04010.110.7-483
Sales Workers73013.713.41,33112.913.6-601
Machinery Operators And Drivers85516.09.21,69716.59.7-842
Labourers92417.314.61,79617.515.3-872
Not stated or inadequately described2144.03.93563.53.2-142
Total employed persons in low income households5,335100.0100.010,292100.0100.0-4,957
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 Blacktown City in 2021 shows the three most popular occupations were:

  • Labourers (924 persons or 17.3%)
  • Machinery Operators And Drivers (855 persons or 16.0%)
  • Community and Personal Service Workers (742 persons or 13.9%)

In combination these three occupations accounted for 2,521 people in total or 47.3% of the employed people in low income households.

In comparison, Greater Sydney employed 14.6% in Labourers; 9.2% in Machinery Operators And Drivers; and 15.1% in Community and Personal Service Workers.

The major differences between the jobs held by people in low income households of Blacktown City and Greater Sydney were:

  • A larger percentage of people employed as Machinery Operators And Drivers (16.0% compared to 9.2%)
  • A larger percentage of people employed as Labourers (17.3% compared to 14.6%)
  • A smaller percentage of people employed as Professionals (8.3% compared to 12.9%)
  • A smaller percentage of people employed as Managers (5.8% compared to 7.8%)

Emerging groups

The number of employed people in low income households in Blacktown City decreased by 4,957 between 2016 and 2021.

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

  • Labourers (-872 persons)
  • Machinery Operators And Drivers (-842 persons)
  • Technicians and Trades Workers (-831 persons)
  • Sales Workers (-601 persons)

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