Alternate format: simple, pretty.
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All content herein: CC-BY.
Original Data: Australian Tax Office (ATO) (2016) Available online (CC-BY) at: data.gov.au.
Database available for download at:
Ferrers, Richard; ATO (2017): Australian Employee DATAbase by detailed occupation, location and year (2002-14); (plus Sole Traders). figshare.
https://dx.doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.4522895.v1
Question | Audience |
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Where is the economy growing/shrinking? | Innovation policy makers, Government planners, Innovation academics |
Where are jobs growing/shrinking? | University Recruitment, University/School Students choosing courses |
Where are average wages growing/shrinking? - in which jobs? | Economists, Students |
e.g. SA4 codes: NSW: 101 - 128, Vic: 201 - 217, Qld: 301 - 319, SA: 401 - 407, WA: 501 - 509, Tas: 601 - 604, NT: 701, 702, ACT: 801.
SA4 region names: Tas | WA | SA | Qld | NSW | NT | ACT.
2.Detailed Data Description / Search Data | 3.Sample Data Output | 4. Data Totals
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2014 % change since 2010 | 2010 % change since 2006 | 2006 % change since 2002 |
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How To To view on National Map. eg to Zoom in on Victoria |
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2014 % change since 2010** | 2010** % change since 2006 | 2006 % change since 2002 | ![]() |
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2014 % change since 2010** | 2010** % change since 2006 | 2006 % change since 2002 |
NB(1):** The 2010 figures include 670,000 jobs unallocated to State, which could significantly affect some % change figures. Vic pro rata impact is 7% higher 2010, therefore 7% lower 2014 change.
Therefore 2010 up 2%, could be instead up 9%. And 2014 instead of up 7%, could be down 0%.
NB(2): See List of SA4 Regions - abs.gov.au (zip, csv) | ABS Download.
More on SA4 at 2.Detailed Data Description / Search Data.
SA4 | Region Name | 2010 | 2014 | Detailed list of changing jobs 2010-14 |
---|---|---|---|---|
201 | Ballarat | 59,948 | 63,228 | Link |
202 | Bendigo | 58,524 | 61,602 | Link |
203 | Geelong | 108,625 | 115,609 | Link |
204 | Hume | 67,997 | 69,938 | Link |
205 | Latrobe - Gippsland | 103,401 | 105,628 | Link |
206 | Melbourne - Inner | 269,332 | 303,625 | Link |
207 | Melbourne - Inner East | 160,003 | 165,150 | Link |
208 | Melbourne - Inner South | 165,209 | 172,576 | Link |
209 | Melbourne - North East | 194,328 | 211,055 | Link |
210 | Melbourne - North West | 136,204 | 145,251 | Link |
211 | Melbourne - Outer East | 229,713 | 233,918 | Link |
212 | Melbourne - South East | 285,808 | 313,331 | Link |
213 | Melbourne - West | 268,332 | 299,824 | Link |
214 | Mornington Peninsula | 112,261 | 115,405 | Link |
215 | North West | 58,324 | 60,018 | Link |
216 | Shepparton | 52,626 | 53,342 | Link |
217 | Warrnambool and South West | 50,761 | 51,275 | Link |
Total | 2.38M | 2.54M | See Other States/Terr. |
NB(3): Some 160,000 2010 jobs are unallocated to SA4 region, so if distributed pro-rata would decrease 2014 gains by 7%. See more under Figure 1a.
All States/Terr.: Full list of all SA4 regions: Tas | WA | SA | Qld | NSW | NT | ACT - with 2010-14 job counts, and link to detailed list of changing jobs (2010-14).
Full list | Data (1162 lines, csv) [ordered by largest change]
Total 2014: 10.3M | Total 2010: 10.2M | 1.8M jobs affected by rising/falling occupation count. Net adds: 68,000.
Total rises: 620 occupations | Total falls: 540 occupations
Un-named occupations: about 200.
Top Ten Growing Occupations** | 2010 | 2014 | Diff |
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Sales Assistant (General) | 235,449 | 273,104 | 37,655 |
Corporate General Manager | 162,899 | 198,595 | 35,696 |
Office Manager | 145,522 | 172,883 | 27,361 |
Primary School Teacher | 121,599 | 147,589 | 25,990 |
Child Care Worker | 73,496 | 92,813 | 19,317 |
Aged or Disabled Carer | 103,196 | 121,359 | 18,163 |
Labourers nec | 72,007 | 89,238 | 17,231 |
Program or Project Administrator | 81,640 | 94,905 | 13,265 |
Registered Nurse (Aged Care) | 29,605 | 42,581 | 12,976 |
Machine Operators nec | 18,764 | 31,263 | 12,499 |
Top Ten Shrinking Occupations** | 2010 | 2014 | Diff |
---|---|---|---|
Practice Managers nec | 131,480 | 73,434 | 68,722 |
General Clerk | 361,094 | 326,118 | 34,976 |
Earthmoving Labourer | 33,313 | 13,585 | 19,728 |
Sales Representatives nec | 90,840 | 74,679 | 16,161 |
Nurse Practitioner | 35,031 | 21,767 | 13,264 |
Secretary (General) | 46,570 | 33,800 | 12,770 |
Farm | 33,781 | 21,038 | 12,743 |
Hospitality Workers nec | 40,256 | 28,725 | 11,531 |
Clerical and Administrative Workers nec | 44,280 | 32,874 | 11,406 |
Checkout Operator | 65,242 | 54,294 | 10,948 |
Summary by Group (N=44)
Detailed list (N=1209) | Data (csv, 1209 lines) | PDF
Top 5 - Growing Major Occupations | Job Gains 2010-14 |
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Sales Assistants | 74,488 |
Health Professionals | 50,224 |
Business, HR, Marketing Professionals | 44,395 |
Carers and Aides | 38,378 |
General Managers | 33,263 |
Top 5 - Shrinking Major Occupations | Job Losses 2010-14 |
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Other Clerical | -198,864 |
General Clerical | -48,826 |
Factory Process Workers | -21,856 |
Personal Assistants and Secretaries | -18,191 |
Clerical and Office Support Workers | -15,055 |
Detailed list | Data (1164 line csv) - but 680k jobs in 2010 have unknown State/Terr.
TO include here is calculation...
Data Source: data.gov.au
Data Description: data.gov.au Ideascale
Data format: Year | Occupation | Location (SA4) | Count of Workers | $ of Workers
* Year: [2002, 2006, 2010, 2014]
* Salary and Wages; 200,000 lines
* Sole Proprietors; 100,000 lines
* Occupation: Description at Australian Bureau of Statistics. (3,216 lines)
e.g. Manager, Writer, Analyst, Electric, Mech. (Leave blank to see all occupations.)
* SA4 Location descriptions at: http://stat.abs.gov.au/itt/r.jsp?databyregion#/.
Select State to see SA4 regions | Click for: population, Median age | wage.
e.g. NSW: 101 - 128, Vic: 201 - 217, Qld: 301 - 319, SA: 401 - 407, WA: 501 - 509, Tas: 601 - 604, NT: 701, 702, ACT: 801.
Year | Workers (M) | Earnings ($B) | GDP ($B) |
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2002 | 8.5 | 285 | 754 |
2006 | 9.4 | 372 | 998 |
2010 | 10.2 | 481 | 1298 |
2014 | 10.3 | 584 | 1590 |
Year | Workers (M) | Sales ($B) | Earnings ($B) |
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2002 | 0.9 | 61 | 13 |
2006 | 1.0 | 88 | 19 |
2010 | 1.1 | 112 | 26 |
2014 | 1.1 | 96 | 30 |
Year | Workers (M) | NSW $B | Vic $B | Qld $B | WA $B | Other; SA, Tas, NT, ACT |
Total Earnings ($B) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
SA4 code | n/a | 1XX | 2XX | 3XX | 5XX | 4,6,7,8XX | n/a |
2002 | 8.5 | 102 | 72 | 48 | 26 | 34 | 285 |
% of total | 61% | 27% | 12% | ||||
2014 | 10.3 | 185 | 137 | 115 | 77 | 70 | 584 |
% of total | 55% | 33% | 12% |
Year | Total (M) | NSW M | Vic M | Qld M | WA M | Other Subtotal; SA, Tas, NT, ACT M | Other Sub; (no locn.) (M) |
SA M | Tas M | NT M | ACT M |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
SA4 code | n/a | 1XX | 2XX | 3XX | 4XX | 4,6,7,8XX | 0, 9XX | 4XX | 6XX | 7XX | 8XX |
2002 | 8.5 | 2.85 | 2.16 | 1.59 | 0.83 | 1.08 | 0.014 | 0.64 | 0.19 | 0.087 | 0.17 |
% of total | 59% | 28% | 13% | 7.4% | 2.2% | 1.0% | 2.0% | ||||
2006 | 9.4 | 3.05 | 2.34 | 1.87 | 0.96 | 1.18 | 0.033 | 0.69 | 0.21 | 0.094 | 0.18 |
2010 | 10.2 | 3.03 | 2.38 | 1.95 | 1.03 | 1.18 | 0.670 | 0.68 | 0.21 | 0.105 | 0.18 |
2014 | 10.3 | 3.21 | 2.54 | 2.07 | 1.19 | 1.23 | 0.069 | 0.71 | 0.21 | 0.112 | 0.20 |
% of total | 56% | 32% | 12% | 6.9% | 2.0% | 1.1% | 1.9% |
Major Occp'n Category | Workers (M) 2010 | Earnings ($B) 2010 | Workers (M) 2014 | Earnings ($B) 2014 |
---|---|---|---|---|
1. Managers | 1.1 | 84 | 1.2 | 104 |
2. Professionals | 1.9 | 126 | 2.2 | 158 |
3. Technicians and Trades Workers | 1.2 | 59 | 1.2 | 73 |
4. Community and Personal Service Workers | 1.0 | 32 | 1.1 | 40 |
5. Clerical and Admin Workers | 1.5 | 63 | 1.4 | 67 |
6. Sales Workers | 0.77 | 23 | 0.80 | 28 |
7. Machine Operators and Drivers | 0.60 | 30 | 0.62 | 38 |
8. Labourers | 1.04 | 32 | 1.0 | 38 |
9. Not defined | 1.07 | 33 | 0.8 | 38 |
% Not defined | 10.4% | 6.8% | 7.8% | 6.5% |
Total | 10.2 | 481 | 10.3 | 584 |
NB(7): A review of 9.Not Defined noted Occupations in Major categories: 1, 8 and 9. These will need to be correctly allocated against major categories. Some Occ no.s are not appearing in Occupation listing, and will need to be manually added.
Data: percent change in jobs by location; 2006, 2010, 2014 - Data processed for National Map (csv 1k) | Raw Data. Headcount totals agree to Figure 1 above. NB(8): Some workers not allocated to SA4 regions; not shown on map (SA4 = 0, 901, 902); 2002 - 13k, 2006 - 32k, 2010 - 670k (6.5%), 2014 - 68k (per ATO raw data).