Occupation is a key component for evaluating the socio-economic status of the local workers and the skills required to work in each industry sector.
The occupations of the local workers in the East Gippsland Shire will be influenced by factors including:
- The economic base and employment opportunities available in the East Gippsland Shire;
- The age of the workforce;
- The skill and qualification level required to enter an industry; and
- The working and social aspirations of the population.
For a complete local workers analysis for the East Gippsland Shire, view Occupations in conjunction with other indicators, such as Educational qualifications and Income.
Data source
Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) – Census 2016 & 2021 – by place of work
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| East Gippsland Shire - All industries | 2021 | 2016 | Change | ||||||
| Occupations (Click rows to view sub-categories) | Number | % | Victoria | Number | % | Victoria | 2016 - 2021 | ||
| Managers | 2,700 | 15.2 | 14.0 | 2,459 | 15.7 | 13.5 | +241 | ||
| Professionals | 2,874 | 16.2 | 25.0 | 2,428 | 15.5 | 23.2 | +446 | ||
| Technicians and Trades Workers | 2,241 | 12.6 | 12.6 | 2,045 | 13.0 | 13.1 | +196 | ||
| Community and Personal Service Workers | 2,535 | 14.3 | 11.0 | 2,055 | 13.1 | 10.6 | +480 | ||
| Clerical and Administrative Workers | 1,949 | 11.0 | 12.4 | 1,789 | 11.4 | 13.3 | +160 | ||
| Sales Workers | 1,657 | 9.3 | 8.4 | 1,664 | 10.6 | 9.7 | -7 | ||
| Machinery Operators And Drivers | 1,053 | 5.9 | 5.9 | 878 | 5.6 | 5.8 | +175 | ||
| Labourers | 2,366 | 13.3 | 8.8 | 2,103 | 13.4 | 9.0 | +263 | ||
| Inadequately described or not stated | 383 | 2.2 | 2.0 | 275 | 1.8 | 1.7 | +108 | ||
| Total Persons | 17,758 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 15,696 | 100.0 | 100.0 | +2,062 | ||
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 All industries workforce in the East Gippsland Shire in 2021shows the three most popular occupations were:
- Professionals (2,874 local workers or 16.2%)
- Managers (2,700 local workers or 15.2%)
- Community and Personal Service Workers (2,535 local workers or 14.3%)
In combination these three occupations accounted for 8,109 people in total or 45.7% of the All industries local workers.
In comparison, Victoria employed 25.0% as Professionals; 14.0% as Managers and 11.0% as Community and Personal Service Workers.
The major differences between the jobs held by the workforce in the East Gippsland Shire and Victoria were:
- A smaller percentage of local workers employed as Professionals (16.2% compared to 25.0%)
- A larger percentage of local workers employed as Labourers (13.3% compared to 8.8%)
- A larger percentage of local workers employed as Community and Personal Service Workers (14.3% compared to 11.0%)
- A smaller percentage of local workers employed as Clerical and Administrative Workers (11.0% compared to 12.4%)
Emerging groups
The largest changes in the jobs held by the workforce in the East Gippsland Shire between2016 and 2021 were those employed as:
- Community and Personal Service Workers (+480 local workers)
- Professionals (+446 local workers)
- Labourers (+263 local workers)
- Managers (+241 local workers)