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City of Ryde

Occupations of employment

There are more Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people employed as professionals in the City of Ryde than any other occupation.

Occupation statistics quantify the occupations in which the first nations residents work. The work locations may be within the local area or elsewhere. Only the employed population are counted in the occupation table (those unemployed or not in the labour force don’t have an occupation).

Occupations are broadly classified by education/skill level, with the more highly skilled managerial and professional occupations being at the top of the list, while labourers form the lowest level of the list.

The occupations of the first nations population 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 Highest Education Attainment and Employment Status, Occupation is a key measure for evaluating City of Ryde'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
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples - City of Ryde20212016Change
OccupationNumber%Greater Sydney %Number%Greater Sydney %2016 to 2021
Managers4313.79.9157.68.5+28
Professionals8125.916.65226.315.3+29
Technicians and Trades Workers3410.913.73115.713.6+3
Community and Personal Service Workers3912.515.22814.115.5+11
Clerical and Administrative Workers5818.513.93819.214.6+20
Sales Workers268.38.4147.19.1+12
Machinery Operators And Drivers113.58.331.58.8+8
Labourers175.411.2136.611.7+4
Not stated or inadequately described41.32.942.03.00
Total employed people aged 15+313100.0100.0198100.0100.0+115
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 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander resident population in City of Ryde in 2021 shows the three most popular occupations were:

  • Professionals (81 people or 25.9%)
  • Clerical and Administrative Workers (58 people or 18.5%)
  • Managers (43 people or 13.7%)

In combination these three occupations accounted for 182 people in total or 58.1% of the employed Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander resident population.

The major differences between the occupations held by the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander population of the City of Ryde and the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander of Greater Sydney were:

  • A larger percentage of people employed as Professionals (25.9% compared to 16.6%)
  • A larger percentage of people employed as Clerical and Administrative Workers (18.5% compared to 13.9%)
  • A smaller percentage of people employed as Labourers (5.4% compared to 11.2%)
  • A smaller percentage of people employed as Machinery Operators And Drivers (3.5% compared to 8.3%)

Emerging groups

The number of employed Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in City of Ryde increased by 115 between 2016 and 2021.

There were no major changes in the occupations held by the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander population of City of Ryde between 2016 and 2021.

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