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Brooklyn Park - Adelaide Airport

Occupation of employment

There were more female professionals in Brooklyn Park - Adelaide Airport in 2021 than any other occupation.

Brooklyn Park - Adelaide Airport'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 Brooklyn Park - Adelaide Airport'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
Brooklyn Park - Adelaide Airport - Employed females (Usual residence)20212016Change
OccupationNumber%City of West Torrens %Number%City of West Torrens %2016 to 2021
Managers977.79.5818.08.5+16
Professionals32325.630.124724.427.5+76
Technicians and Trades Workers735.84.5353.54.6+38
Community and Personal Service Workers26721.219.022221.917.0+45
Clerical and Administrative Workers24619.519.521120.822.0+35
Sales Workers1189.49.612512.311.7-7
Machinery Operators And Drivers90.70.80--0.7+9
Labourers1068.45.8858.46.7+21
Not stated or inadequately described171.31.470.71.3+10
Total employed persons aged 15+1,262100.0100.01,013100.0100.0+249
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 female resident population in Brooklyn Park - Adelaide Airport in 2021 shows the three most popular occupations were:

  • Professionals (323 females or 25.6%)
  • Community and Personal Service Workers (267 females or 21.2%)
  • Clerical and Administrative Workers (246 females or 19.5%)

In combination these three occupations accounted for 836 females in total or 66.2% of the employed female resident population.

In comparison, the City of West Torrens employed 30.1% in Professionals; 19.0% in Community and Personal Service Workers; and 19.5% in Clerical and Administrative Workers.

The major differences between the jobs held by the female population of Brooklyn Park - Adelaide Airport and the City of West Torrens were:

  • A larger percentage of females employed as Labourers (8.4% compared to 5.8%)
  • A larger percentage of females employed as Community and Personal Service Workers (21.2% compared to 19.0%)
  • A smaller percentage of females employed as Professionals (25.6% compared to 30.1%)
  • A smaller percentage of females employed as Managers (7.7% compared to 9.5%)

Emerging groups

The number of employed females in Brooklyn Park - Adelaide Airport increased by 249 between 2016 and 2021.

The largest change in the occupations of female residents between 2016 and 2021 in Brooklyn Park - Adelaide Airport was for those employed as:

  • Professionals (+76 females)

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