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Bayside Council area

Occupation of employment

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In 2021, there were more females working as professionals in Bayside Council than any other occupation.

Bayside Council area’s occupation statistics quantify the broad occupation group in which people work. The occupation classification is generally arranged in descending order by the level of qualification required to perform that occupation, starting with Managers and Professionals and finishing with Labourers.

Differences between females and males are quite apparent in occupation categories nationwide. Males are more likely to perform jobs involving physical labour such as Technicians and Trades Workers, and Machinery Operators and Drivers, as well as Managerial roles. Females are more often found in Community and Personal Service and Clerical roles. The extent to which the local area differs from this pattern can provide important insights into the changing employment landscape for the sexes.

Occupations data should be looked at in conjunction with Employment Status and Incomes.

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
Bayside Council - Total employed females aged 15+20212016Change
OccupationNumber%New South Wales - Total females %Number%New South Wales - Total females %2016 to 2021
Managers4,69311.512.03,5219.910.6+1,172
Professionals12,21129.829.59,00325.427.2+3,208
Technicians and Trades Workers1,6684.14.01,4434.14.2+225
Community and Personal Service Workers5,66513.815.45,06914.315.1+596
Clerical and Administrative Workers8,56920.920.18,03222.722.0+537
Sales Workers4,14010.19.84,53212.811.7-392
Machinery Operators And Drivers6801.71.64821.41.3+198
Labourers2,5566.25.92,6757.66.3-119
Not stated or inadequately described7711.91.76581.91.6+113
Total persons aged 15+40,953100.0100.035,415100.0100.0+5,538
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 female resident population in Bayside Council area in 2021 shows the three most popular occupations were:

  • Professionals (12,211 people or 29.8%)
  • Clerical and Administrative Workers (8,569 people or 20.9%)
  • Community and Personal Service Workers (5,665 people or 13.8%)

In combination these three occupations accounted for 26,445 people in total or 64.6% of the employed resident population.

In comparison, New South Wales - Total females employed 29.5% in Professionals; 20.1% in Clerical and Administrative Workers; and 15.4% in Community and Personal Service Workers.

The major difference between the jobs held by females in Bayside Council area and New South Wales - Total females was:

  • A smaller percentage of females employed as Community and Personal Service Workers (13.8% compared to 15.4%)

Emerging groups

The number of employed females in Bayside Council area increased by 5,538 between 2016 and 2021.

The largest changes in the occupations of females in Bayside Council area between 2016 and 2021 in Bayside Council area were for those employed as:

  • Professionals (+3,208 females)
  • Managers (+1,172 females)
  • Community and Personal Service Workers (+596 females)
  • Clerical and Administrative Workers (+537 females)

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