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Manningham City CouncilCommunity profile

City of Manningham

Occupation of employment

There were more professionals in the City of Manningham in 2021 than any other occupation.

The City of Manningham'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 the City of Manningham'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
City of Manningham - Employed persons (Usual residence)20212006Change
OccupationNumber%Greater Melbourne %Number%Greater Melbourne %2006 to 2021
Managers10,00317.113.88,54316.212.5+1,460
Professionals17,70630.326.813,89526.322.5+3,811
Technicians and Trades Workers5,91810.112.16,01111.413.6-93
Community and Personal Service Workers5,2639.010.53,8287.38.2+1,435
Clerical and Administrative Workers7,97913.612.98,66216.415.9-683
Sales Workers5,7539.88.36,18211.710.2-429
Machinery Operators And Drivers1,5762.75.81,5623.06.4+14
Labourers3,1855.47.82,9445.68.7+241
Not stated or inadequately described1,1391.92.01,1222.12.0+17
Total employed persons aged 15+58,529100.0100.052,749100.0100.0+5,780
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2006 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 resident population in City of Manningham in 2021 shows the three most popular occupations were:

  • Professionals (17,706 people or 30.3%)
  • Managers (10,003 people or 17.1%)
  • Clerical and Administrative Workers (7,979 people or 13.6%)

In combination these three occupations accounted for 35,688 people in total or 61.0% of the employed resident population.

In comparison, Greater Melbourne employed 26.8% in Professionals; 13.8% in Managers; and 12.9% in Clerical and Administrative Workers.

The major differences between the jobs held by the population of the City of Manningham and Greater Melbourne were:

  • A larger percentage of persons employed as Professionals (30.3% compared to 26.8%)
  • A larger percentage of persons employed as Managers (17.1% compared to 13.8%)
  • A smaller percentage of persons employed as Machinery Operators And Drivers (2.7% compared to 5.8%)
  • A smaller percentage of persons employed as Labourers (5.4% compared to 7.8%)

Emerging groups

The number of employed people in City of Manningham increased by 5,780 between 2006 and 2021.

The largest changes in the occupations of residents between 2006 and 2021 in the City of Manningham were for those employed as:

  • Professionals (+3,811 persons)
  • Managers (+1,460 persons)
  • Community and Personal Service Workers (+1,435 persons)
  • Clerical and Administrative Workers (-683 persons)

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