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City of Stonnington

Occupation of employment

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

The City of Stonnington'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 Stonnington, 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 Stonnington - Low income households20212016Change
OccupationNumber%Greater MelbourneNumber%Greater Melbourne2016 to 2021
Managers18311.98.32399.77.8-56
Professionals32020.811.249420.110.9-174
Technicians and Trades Workers1076.913.42158.713.9-108
Community and Personal Service Workers29519.116.446018.715.8-165
Clerical and Administrative Workers1429.29.526610.810.0-124
Sales Workers25216.413.240216.314.3-150
Machinery Operators And Drivers422.78.9662.78.5-24
Labourers1519.815.525010.215.9-99
Not stated or inadequately described493.23.6702.82.8-21
Total employed persons in low income households1,541100.0100.02,462100.0100.0-921
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 Stonnington in 2021 shows the three most popular occupations were:

  • Professionals (320 persons or 20.8%)
  • Community and Personal Service Workers (295 persons or 19.1%)
  • Sales Workers (252 persons or 16.4%)

In combination these three occupations accounted for 867 people in total or 56.3% of the employed people in low income households.

In comparison, Greater Melbourne employed 11.2% in Professionals; 16.4% in Community and Personal Service Workers; and 13.2% in Sales Workers.

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

  • A larger percentage of people employed as Professionals (20.8% compared to 11.2%)
  • A smaller percentage of people employed as Technicians and Trades Workers (6.9% compared to 13.4%)
  • A smaller percentage of people employed as Machinery Operators And Drivers (2.7% compared to 8.9%)
  • A smaller percentage of people employed as Labourers (9.8% compared to 15.5%)

Emerging groups

The number of employed people in low income households in City of Stonnington decreased by 921 between 2016 and 2021.

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

  • Professionals (-174 persons)
  • Community and Personal Service Workers (-165 persons)
  • Sales Workers (-150 persons)
  • Clerical and Administrative Workers (-124 persons)

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