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Avoca Beach - Picketts Valley - Copacabana - MacMasters Beach

Occupation of employment

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There were more female professionals in Avoca Beach - Picketts Valley - Copacabana - MacMasters Beach in 2021 than any other occupation.

Avoca Beach - Picketts Valley - Copacabana - MacMasters Beach'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 Avoca Beach - Picketts Valley - Copacabana - MacMasters Beach's socio-economic status and skill base.

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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
Avoca Beach - Picketts Valley - Copacabana - MacMasters Beach - Employed females (Usual residence)20212016Change
OccupationNumber%Central Coast Council area %Number%Central Coast Council area %2016 to 2021
Managers27212.210.02029.68.6+70
Professionals76534.324.672434.322.6+41
Technicians and Trades Workers793.54.5693.34.8+10
Community and Personal Service Workers34715.619.035516.818.1-8
Clerical and Administrative Workers41918.820.941519.722.3+4
Sales Workers2149.611.723511.114.1-21
Machinery Operators And Drivers190.91.770.31.3+12
Labourers813.66.3823.96.8-1
Not stated or inadequately described251.11.4221.01.4+3
Total employed persons aged 15+2,231100.0100.02,111100.0100.0+120
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 Avoca Beach - Picketts Valley - Copacabana - MacMasters Beach in 2021 shows the three most popular occupations were:

  • Professionals (765 females or 34.3%)
  • Clerical and Administrative Workers (419 females or 18.8%)
  • Community and Personal Service Workers (347 females or 15.6%)

In combination these three occupations accounted for 1,531 females in total or 68.6% of the employed female resident population.

In comparison, Central Coast Council area employed 24.6% in Professionals; 20.9% in Clerical and Administrative Workers; and 19.0% in Community and Personal Service Workers.

The major differences between the jobs held by the female population of Avoca Beach - Picketts Valley - Copacabana - MacMasters Beach and Central Coast Council area were:

  • A larger percentage of females employed as Professionals (34.3% compared to 24.6%)
  • A larger percentage of females employed as Managers (12.2% compared to 10.0%)
  • A smaller percentage of females employed as Community and Personal Service Workers (15.6% compared to 19.0%)
  • A smaller percentage of females employed as Labourers (3.6% compared to 6.3%)

Emerging groups

The number of employed females in Avoca Beach - Picketts Valley - Copacabana - MacMasters Beach increased by 120 between 2016 and 2021.

The largest change in the occupations of female residents between 2016 and 2021 in Avoca Beach - Picketts Valley - Copacabana - MacMasters Beach was for those employed as:

  • Managers (+70 females)

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