City of Onkaparinga

Local workers - Occupations - All industries

In the City of Onkaparinga, 17.0% of workers were Professionals, compared to 21.4% in South Australia.

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 City of Onkaparinga will be influenced by factors including:

  • The economic base and employment opportunities available in the City of Onkaparinga;
  • 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 City of Onkaparinga, 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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Local workers occupations
City of Onkaparinga - All industries 20212016Change
Occupations (Click rows to view sub-categories)Number%. South AustraliaNumber%. South Australia2016 - 2021
Managers4,89211.013.04,17211.112.6+720
Professionals7,54517.021.46,33516.820.2+1,210
Technicians and Trades Workers6,55114.713.25,44714.413.4+1,104
Community and Personal Service Workers7,00615.813.15,49614.612.0+1,510
Clerical and Administrative Workers4,78610.812.54,08610.813.4+700
Sales Workers5,23911.88.55,21913.89.6+20
Machinery Operators And Drivers2,3675.36.02,0045.36.1+363
Labourers5,36912.110.54,47011.911.1+899
Inadequately described or not stated6801.51.84921.31.5+188
Total Persons44,435100.0100.037,721100.0100.0+6,714

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 All industries workforce in the City of Onkaparinga in 2021shows the three most popular occupations were:

  • Professionals (7,545 local workers or 17.0%)
  • Community and Personal Service Workers (7,006 local workers or 15.8%)
  • Technicians and Trades Workers (6,551 local workers or 14.7%)

In combination these three occupations accounted for 21,102 people in total or 47.5% of the All industries local workers.

In comparison, South Australia employed 21.4% as Professionals; 13.1% as Community and Personal Service Workers and 13.2% as Technicians and Trades Workers.

The major differences between the jobs held by the workforce in the City of Onkaparinga and South Australia were:

  • A smaller percentage of local workers employed as Professionals (17.0% compared to 21.4%)
  • A larger percentage of local workers employed as Sales Workers (11.8% compared to 8.5%)
  • A larger percentage of local workers employed as Community and Personal Service Workers (15.8% compared to 13.1%)
  • A smaller percentage of local workers employed as Managers (11.0% compared to 13.0%)

Emerging groups

The largest changes in the jobs held by the workforce in the City of Onkaparinga between2016 and 2021 were those employed as:

  • Community and Personal Service Workers (+1,510 local workers)
  • Professionals (+1,210 local workers)
  • Technicians and Trades Workers (+1,104 local workers)
  • Labourers (+899 local workers)

City of Onkaparinga

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