City of Onkaparinga

Resident workers - Occupations of employment

There are more resident workers (All industries) Professionals in the City of Onkaparinga than any other occupation.

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 the City of Onkaparinga'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
City of Onkaparinga 20212016Change
Occupations (Click rows to view sub-categories)Number%. South AustraliaNumber%. South Australia2016 - 2021
Managers8,80710.713.07,4429.912.6+1,365
Professionals14,38417.521.511,97116.020.3+2,413
Technicians and Trades Workers13,41216.313.212,52716.713.4+885
Community and Personal Service Workers12,13814.813.010,26413.712.0+1,874
Clerical and Administrative Workers11,21813.612.510,89214.513.3+326
Sales Workers7,7819.58.58,24111.09.6-460
Machinery Operators And Drivers4,6235.66.04,3975.96.1+226
Labourers8,47610.310.58,09010.811.1+386
Inadequately described or not stated1,3921.71.81,0701.41.5+322
Total Persons82,231100.0100.074,894100.0100.0+7,337

Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2016 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions)

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Dominant groups

An analysis of the jobs held by the resident workers in the City of Onkaparinga in 2021shows the three most popular occupations were:

  • Professionals (14,384 people or 17.5%)
  • Technicians and Trades Workers (13,412 people or 16.3%)
  • Community and Personal Service Workers (12,138 people or 14.8%)

In combination these three occupations accounted for 39,934 people in total or 48.6% of the resident workers (All industries).

In comparison, South Australia employed 21.5% in Professionals; 13.2% in Technicians and Trades Workers and 13.0% in Community and Personal Service Workers.

The major differences between the jobs held by the resident workers (All industries) of the City of Onkaparinga and South Australia were:

  • A smaller percentage of resident workers (All industries) employed as Professionals (17.5% compared to 21.5%)
  • A larger percentage of resident workers (All industries) employed as Technicians and Trades Workers (16.3% compared to 13.2%)
  • A smaller percentage of resident workers (All industries) employed as Managers (10.7% compared to 13.0%)
  • A larger percentage of resident workers (All industries) employed as Community and Personal Service Workers (14.8% compared to 13.0%)

Emerging groups

The number of resident workers (All industries) in the City of Onkaparinga increased by 7,337 between 2016 and 2021.

The largest change in the occupations of the resident workers between 2016 and 2021 in the City of Onkaparinga were those employed as:

  • Professionals (+2,413 persons)
  • Community and Personal Service Workers (+1,874 persons)
  • Managers (+1,365 persons)
  • Technicians and Trades Workers (+885 persons)

City of Onkaparinga

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