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City of Port Adelaide Enfield

Occupation of employment

There were more professionals in the City of Port Adelaide Enfield in 2021 than any other occupation.

The City of Port Adelaide Enfield'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 Port Adelaide Enfield'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 Port Adelaide Enfield - Employed persons (Usual residence)20212016Change
OccupationNumber%Greater Adelaide %Number%Greater Adelaide %2016 to 2021
Managers6,55910.412.15,1179.811.5+1,442
Professionals13,64421.623.610,79720.722.3+2,847
Technicians and Trades Workers8,42713.412.97,01713.413.2+1,410
Community and Personal Service Workers8,72513.813.26,66112.712.3+2,064
Clerical and Administrative Workers7,98512.713.27,11013.614.1+875
Sales Workers4,9687.98.54,7359.19.8+233
Machinery Operators And Drivers4,3917.05.53,4856.75.5+906
Labourers7,14511.39.36,44112.39.8+704
Not stated or inadequately described1,2201.91.79151.81.5+305
Total employed persons aged 15+63,073100.0100.052,278100.0100.0+10,795
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 resident population in City of Port Adelaide Enfield in 2021 shows the three most popular occupations were:

  • Professionals (13,644 people or 21.6%)
  • Community and Personal Service Workers (8,725 people or 13.8%)
  • Technicians and Trades Workers (8,427 people or 13.4%)

In combination these three occupations accounted for 30,796 people in total or 48.8% of the employed resident population.

In comparison, Greater Adelaide employed 23.6% in Professionals; 13.2% in Community and Personal Service Workers; and 12.9% in Technicians and Trades Workers.

The major differences between the jobs held by the population of the City of Port Adelaide Enfield and Greater Adelaide were:

  • A larger percentage of persons employed as Labourers (11.3% compared to 9.3%)
  • A larger percentage of persons employed as Machinery Operators And Drivers (7.0% compared to 5.5%)
  • A smaller percentage of persons employed as Professionals (21.6% compared to 23.6%)
  • A smaller percentage of persons employed as Managers (10.4% compared to 12.1%)

Emerging groups

The number of employed people in City of Port Adelaide Enfield increased by 10,795 between 2016 and 2021.

The largest changes in the occupations of residents between 2016 and 2021 in the City of Port Adelaide Enfield were for those employed as:

  • Professionals (+2,847 persons)
  • Community and Personal Service Workers (+2,064 persons)
  • Managers (+1,442 persons)
  • Technicians and Trades Workers (+1,410 persons)

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