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Occupation of employment

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There were more people in low income households who worked as labourers in the City of Knox than any other occupation.

The City of Knox'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 City of Knox, 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
City of Knox - Low income households20212016Change
OccupationNumber%Greater MelbourneNumber%Greater Melbourne2016 to 2021
Managers2548.68.34438.77.8-189
Professionals29710.111.251110.110.9-214
Technicians and Trades Workers43014.613.479815.713.9-368
Community and Personal Service Workers44215.016.469313.715.8-251
Clerical and Administrative Workers34911.99.559611.710.0-247
Sales Workers41014.013.283516.514.3-425
Machinery Operators And Drivers1695.88.93276.48.5-158
Labourers48216.415.573014.415.9-248
Not stated or inadequately described1063.63.61432.82.8-37
Total employed persons in low income households2,939100.0100.05,076100.0100.0-2,137
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 City of Knox in 2021 shows the three most popular occupations were:

  • Labourers (482 persons or 16.4%)
  • Community and Personal Service Workers (442 persons or 15.0%)
  • Technicians and Trades Workers (430 persons or 14.6%)

In combination these three occupations accounted for 1,354 people in total or 46.1% of the employed people in low income households.

In comparison, Greater Melbourne employed 15.5% in Labourers; 16.4% in Community and Personal Service Workers; and 13.4% in Technicians and Trades Workers.

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

  • A larger percentage of people employed as Clerical and Administrative Workers (11.9% compared to 9.5%)
  • A larger percentage of people employed as Technicians and Trades Workers (14.6% compared to 13.4%)
  • A smaller percentage of people employed as Machinery Operators And Drivers (5.8% compared to 8.9%)
  • A smaller percentage of people employed as Community and Personal Service Workers (15.0% compared to 16.4%)

Emerging groups

The number of employed people in low income households in City of Knox decreased by 2,137 between 2016 and 2021.

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

  • Sales Workers (-425 persons)
  • Technicians and Trades Workers (-368 persons)
  • Community and Personal Service Workers (-251 persons)
  • Labourers (-248 persons)

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