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Long Gully - West Bendigo - Ironbark

Occupation of employment

There were more professionals in Long Gully - West Bendigo - Ironbark in 2021 than any other occupation.

Long Gully - West Bendigo - Ironbark'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 Long Gully - West Bendigo - Ironbark'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
Long Gully - West Bendigo - Ironbark - Employed persons (Usual residence)20212016Change
OccupationNumber%City of Greater Bendigo %Number%City of Greater Bendigo %2016 to 2021
Managers1487.711.11327.211.0+16
Professionals35818.621.428115.420.1+77
Technicians and Trades Workers29015.013.929316.014.5-3
Community and Personal Service Workers31316.213.325113.712.1+62
Clerical and Administrative Workers1739.011.818210.012.4-9
Sales Workers1789.29.018810.310.5-10
Machinery Operators And Drivers1316.86.21337.36.1-2
Labourers29815.511.632417.711.8-26
Not stated or inadequately described452.31.6422.31.5+3
Total employed persons aged 15+1,928100.0100.01,826100.0100.0+102
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 Long Gully - West Bendigo - Ironbark in 2021 shows the three most popular occupations were:

  • Professionals (358 people or 18.6%)
  • Community and Personal Service Workers (313 people or 16.2%)
  • Labourers (298 people or 15.5%)

In combination these three occupations accounted for 969 people in total or 50.3% of the employed resident population.

In comparison, the City of Greater Bendigo employed 21.4% in Professionals; 13.3% in Community and Personal Service Workers; and 11.6% in Labourers.

The major differences between the jobs held by the population of Long Gully - West Bendigo - Ironbark and the City of Greater Bendigo were:

  • A larger percentage of persons employed as Labourers (15.5% compared to 11.6%)
  • A larger percentage of persons employed as Community and Personal Service Workers (16.2% compared to 13.3%)
  • A smaller percentage of persons employed as Managers (7.7% compared to 11.1%)
  • A smaller percentage of persons employed as Professionals (18.6% compared to 21.4%)

Emerging groups

The number of employed people in Long Gully - West Bendigo - Ironbark increased by 102 between 2016 and 2021.

The largest changes in the occupations of residents between 2016 and 2021 in Long Gully - West Bendigo - Ironbark were for those employed as:

  • Professionals (+77 persons)
  • Community and Personal Service Workers (+62 persons)

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