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Cooee Bay & Taranganba

Occupation of employment

There were more professionals in Cooee Bay & Taranganba in 2021 than any other occupation.

Cooee Bay & Taranganba'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 Cooee Bay & Taranganba'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
Cooee Bay & Taranganba - Employed persons (Usual residence)20212016Change
OccupationNumber%Livingstone Shire Council area %Number%Livingstone Shire Council area %2016 to 2021
Managers15810.011.31379.511.7+21
Professionals27517.416.726018.115.5+15
Technicians and Trades Workers25916.417.925617.818.2+3
Community and Personal Service Workers25716.312.417412.111.4+83
Clerical and Administrative Workers17110.811.818012.512.6-9
Sales Workers1398.87.91399.79.00
Machinery Operators And Drivers1519.610.51439.910.2+8
Labourers1479.39.61349.39.9+13
Not stated or inadequately described271.71.9161.11.6+11
Total employed persons aged 15+1,578100.0100.01,439100.0100.0+139
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2016 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions).
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Dominant groups

An analysis of the jobs held by the resident population in Cooee Bay & Taranganba in 2021 shows the three most popular occupations were:

  • Professionals (275 people or 17.4%)
  • Technicians and Trades Workers (259 people or 16.4%)
  • Community and Personal Service Workers (257 people or 16.3%)

In combination these three occupations accounted for 791 people in total or 50.1% of the employed resident population.

In comparison, Livingstone Shire Council area employed 16.7% in Professionals; 17.9% in Technicians and Trades Workers; and 12.4% in Community and Personal Service Workers.

The major differences between the jobs held by the population of Cooee Bay & Taranganba and Livingstone Shire Council area were:

  • A larger percentage of persons employed as Community and Personal Service Workers (16.3% compared to 12.4%)
  • A smaller percentage of persons employed as Technicians and Trades Workers (16.4% compared to 17.9%)
  • A smaller percentage of persons employed as Managers (10.0% compared to 11.3%)

Emerging groups

The number of employed people in Cooee Bay & Taranganba increased by 139 between 2016 and 2021.

The largest change in the occupations of residents between 2016 and 2021 in Cooee Bay & Taranganba was for those employed as:

  • Community and Personal Service Workers (+83 persons)

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