Occupations are a key component in evaluating the knowledge, experience and skill-levels that industry can draw upon locally. It should be viewed with other indicators, such as Age structure, Qualifications, and Income for a comprehensive analysis of Gawler's local resident workers.
When comparing the occupations of local resident workers with local workers, Occupation data indicates whether an economy draws on the skills offered by its own residents or relies on a different set of skills imported from elsewhere in the region.
Data source
Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) – Census 2016 and 2021 – by usual residence
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| Resident workers occupations | |||||||||
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| Gawler | 2021 | 2016 | Change | ||||||
| Occupations (Click rows to view sub-categories) | Number | % | South Australia | Number | % | South Australia | 2016 - 2021 | ||
| Managers | -- | 0 | 13.0 | 986 | 10.0 | 12.6 | -- | ||
| Professionals | -- | 0 | 21.5 | 1,468 | 14.9 | 20.3 | -- | ||
| Technicians and Trades Workers | -- | 0 | 13.2 | 1,540 | 15.6 | 13.4 | -- | ||
| Community and Personal Service Workers | -- | 0 | 13.0 | 1,316 | 13.4 | 12.0 | -- | ||
| Clerical and Administrative Workers | -- | 0 | 12.5 | 1,324 | 13.4 | 13.3 | -- | ||
| Sales Workers | -- | 0 | 8.5 | 1,017 | 10.3 | 9.6 | -- | ||
| Machinery Operators And Drivers | -- | 0 | 6.0 | 770 | 7.8 | 6.1 | -- | ||
| Labourers | -- | 0 | 10.5 | 1,251 | 12.7 | 11.1 | -- | ||
| Inadequately described or not stated | -- | 0 | 1.8 | 176 | 1.8 | 1.5 | -- | ||
| Total Persons | -- | 100.0 | 100.0 | 9,848 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 0 | ||
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2016 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions) | |||||||||
Dominant groups
An analysis of the jobs held by the resident workers in Gawler in 2021shows the three most popular occupations were:
In combination these three occupations accounted for 0 people in total or 0% of the resident workers (All industries).
The major differences between the jobs held by the resident workers (All industries) of Gawler and South Australia were:
Emerging groups
The number of resident workers (All industries) in Gawler increased by 0 between 2016 and 2021.
The largest change in the occupations of the resident workers between 2016 and 2021 in Gawler were those employed as: