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City of Glen Eira

Occupation of employment

There were more professionals in the City of Glen Eira in 2021 than any other occupation.

The City of Glen Eira'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 Glen Eira'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 Glen Eira - Employed persons (Usual residence)20212016Change
OccupationNumber%Greater Melbourne %Number%Greater Melbourne %2016 to 2021
Managers14,00817.613.811,47716.513.2+2,531
Professionals28,78136.126.824,06334.625.0+4,718
Technicians and Trades Workers6,4848.112.16,1478.812.6+337
Community and Personal Service Workers7,1829.010.56,2739.010.2+909
Clerical and Administrative Workers9,89612.412.99,37913.513.9+517
Sales Workers6,4328.18.36,3959.29.7+37
Machinery Operators And Drivers1,8612.35.81,5272.25.6+334
Labourers3,5354.47.83,2484.78.1+287
Not stated or inadequately described1,4521.82.01,1241.61.7+328
Total employed persons aged 15+79,628100.0100.069,633100.0100.0+9,995
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 Glen Eira in 2021 shows the three most popular occupations were:

  • Professionals (28,781 people or 36.1%)
  • Managers (14,008 people or 17.6%)
  • Clerical and Administrative Workers (9,896 people or 12.4%)

In combination these three occupations accounted for 52,685 people in total or 66.2% of the employed resident population.

In comparison, Greater Melbourne employed 26.8% in Professionals; 13.8% in Managers; and 12.9% in Clerical and Administrative Workers.

The major differences between the jobs held by the population of the City of Glen Eira and Greater Melbourne were:

  • A larger percentage of persons employed as Professionals (36.1% compared to 26.8%)
  • A larger percentage of persons employed as Managers (17.6% compared to 13.8%)
  • A smaller percentage of persons employed as Technicians and Trades Workers (8.1% compared to 12.1%)
  • A smaller percentage of persons employed as Machinery Operators And Drivers (2.3% compared to 5.8%)

Emerging groups

The number of employed people in City of Glen Eira increased by 9,995 between 2016 and 2021.

The largest changes in the occupations of residents between 2016 and 2021 in the City of Glen Eira were for those employed as:

  • Professionals (+4,718 persons)
  • Managers (+2,531 persons)
  • Community and Personal Service Workers (+909 persons)
  • Clerical and Administrative Workers (+517 persons)

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