Community and Personal Service Workers on the rise
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Community and Personal Service Workers on the rise Community and Personal Service Workers are on the increase, according to latest figures from the 2016 Census of Population and Housing released by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) today. Seeing a 19 per cent increase between the 2011 Census and 2016, this occupation group includes those who assist health professionals in patient care, aged care, child care, also including education support occupations. This rise in Community and Personal Service Workers was reflected across the Health Care and Social Assistance industry, which showed the largest growth over the past five years. Census Program Manager Bindi Kindermann said the latest Census data showed some notable trends in different occupations. “The Census is a great way to identify changes in our landscape,” Ms Kindermann said. “Comparing data from 2016 to that from 2011 we can see in the Service Sector there was a 27 per cent increase in fitness instructors, a 25 per cent rise in the number of Beauty Therapists and a 23 per cent increase in Bar Attendants and Baristas.” The 2016 Census data shows that there are still some noticeable gender differences in the occupations of our workforce – 84 per cent of our Technicians and Trades Workers are male, while 74 per cent of Health Professionals and 63 per cent of Legal, Social and Welfare Professionals are female. Sales Assistant remained the most common occupation for both men and women, with Truck Drivers, Electricians and Carpenters the other popular occupations for men. For women, other popular occupations were Registered Nurses, General Clerks and Receptionists. Census data also revealed some fascinating insights into the ages of certain occupations. Persons under the age of 30 were more likely than older age groups to be Fast Food Cooks, Waiters, Sportspeople, Bar attendants and Baristas. At the other end of the age spectrum, persons over the age of 60 were more likely than younger age groups to be Livestock and Mixed Crop Farmers, Caretakers, and Bus/Coach Drivers. The largest overall occupation category was Professionals – including areas such as arts, science, business and engineering, which accounted for 21 per cent of the nation’s workforce. Census data is available free online. Use one of our easy tools such as QuickStats or Community Profiles to access the latest data for your area or topic of interest. OCCUPATION Employed persons – by Occupation (1 digit level)
Largest growth (4 digit level)
Highest growth per cent (4 digit level)
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