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The City of Melbourne'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 Melbourne, 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 Melbourne - Low income households | 2021 | 2016 | Change | ||||
| Occupation | Number | % | Greater Melbourne | Number | % | Greater Melbourne | 2016 to 2021 |
| Managers | 276 | 5.7 | 8.3 | 386 | 6.5 | 7.8 | -110 |
| Professionals | 917 | 19.1 | 11.2 | 982 | 16.5 | 10.9 | -65 |
| Technicians and Trades Workers | 332 | 6.9 | 13.4 | 524 | 8.8 | 13.9 | -192 |
| Community and Personal Service Workers | 1,268 | 26.4 | 16.4 | 1,448 | 24.3 | 15.8 | -180 |
| Clerical and Administrative Workers | 425 | 8.8 | 9.5 | 512 | 8.6 | 10.0 | -87 |
| Sales Workers | 787 | 16.4 | 13.2 | 973 | 16.3 | 14.3 | -186 |
| Machinery Operators And Drivers | 173 | 3.6 | 8.9 | 169 | 2.8 | 8.5 | +4 |
| Labourers | 511 | 10.6 | 15.5 | 831 | 13.9 | 15.9 | -320 |
| Not stated or inadequately described | 123 | 2.6 | 3.6 | 137 | 2.3 | 2.8 | -14 |
| Total employed persons in low income households | 4,812 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 5,962 | 100.0 | 100.0 | -1,150 |
Dominant groups
An analysis of the jobs held by the people in low income households in City of Melbourne in 2021 shows the three most popular occupations were:
- Community and Personal Service Workers (1,268 persons or 26.4%)
- Professionals (917 persons or 19.1%)
- Sales Workers (787 persons or 16.4%)
In combination these three occupations accounted for 2,972 people in total or 61.8% of the employed people in low income households.
In comparison, Greater Melbourne employed 16.4% in Community and Personal Service Workers; 11.2% in Professionals; and 13.2% in Sales Workers.
The major differences between the jobs held by people in low income households of the City of Melbourne and Greater Melbourne were:
- A larger percentage of people employed as Community and Personal Service Workers (26.4% compared to 16.4%)
- A larger percentage of people employed as Professionals (19.1% 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 (3.6% compared to 8.9%)
Emerging groups
The number of employed people in low income households in City of Melbourne decreased by 1,150 between 2016 and 2021.
The largest changes in the occupations of people in low income households between 2016 and 2021 in the City of Melbourne were for those employed as:
- Labourers (-320 persons)
- Technicians and Trades Workers (-192 persons)
- Sales Workers (-186 persons)
- Community and Personal Service Workers (-180 persons)
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