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City of Canterbury Bankstown

Occupation of employment

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In 2021, there were more females working as professionals in City of Canterbury Bankstown than any other occupation.

The City of Canterbury Bankstown’s occupation statistics quantify the broad occupation group in which people work. The occupation classification is generally arranged in descending order by the level of qualification required to perform that occupation, starting with Managers and Professionals and finishing with Labourers.

Differences between females and males are quite apparent in occupation categories nationwide. Males are more likely to perform jobs involving physical labour such as Technicians and Trades Workers, and Machinery Operators and Drivers, as well as Managerial roles. Females are more often found in Community and Personal Service and Clerical roles. The extent to which the local area differs from this pattern can provide important insights into the changing employment landscape for the sexes.

Occupations data should be looked at in conjunction with Employment Status and Incomes.

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 Canterbury Bankstown - Total employed females aged 15+20212016Change
OccupationNumber%City of Canterbury Bankstown - Total population %Number%City of Canterbury Bankstown - Total population %2016 to 2021
Managers5,9859.611.65,0258.210.1+960
Professionals16,86927.023.213,95622.918.9+2,913
Technicians and Trades Workers2,3873.811.52,6054.314.0-218
Community and Personal Service Workers9,51715.210.39,80016.110.5-283
Clerical and Administrative Workers14,12222.615.314,50323.815.1-381
Sales Workers6,71110.78.97,86212.910.0-1,151
Machinery Operators And Drivers1,4002.27.61,2182.08.4+182
Labourers4,1436.68.94,7467.810.6-603
Not stated or inadequately described1,4032.22.51,2652.12.4+138
Total persons aged 15+62,537100.0100.060,980100.0100.0+1,557
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 City of Canterbury Bankstown in 2021 shows the three most popular occupations were:

  • Professionals (16,869 people or 27.0%)
  • Clerical and Administrative Workers (14,122 people or 22.6%)
  • Community and Personal Service Workers (9,517 people or 15.2%)

In combination these three occupations accounted for 40,508 people in total or 64.8% of the employed resident population.

In comparison, City of Canterbury Bankstown - Total population employed 23.2% in Professionals; 15.3% in Clerical and Administrative Workers; and 10.3% in Community and Personal Service Workers.

The major differences between the jobs held by females in the City of Canterbury Bankstown and City of Canterbury Bankstown - Total population were:

  • A larger percentage of females employed as Clerical and Administrative Workers (22.6% compared to 15.3%)
  • A larger percentage of females employed as Community and Personal Service Workers (15.2% compared to 10.3%)
  • A smaller percentage of females employed as Technicians and Trades Workers (3.8% compared to 11.5%)
  • A smaller percentage of females employed as Machinery Operators And Drivers (2.2% compared to 7.6%)

Emerging groups

The number of employed females in City of Canterbury Bankstown increased by 1,557 between 2016 and 2021.

The largest changes in the occupations of females in the City of Canterbury Bankstown between 2016 and 2021 in the City of Canterbury Bankstown were for those employed as:

  • Professionals (+2,913 females)
  • Sales Workers (-1,151 females)
  • Managers (+960 females)
  • Labourers (-603 females)

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