STATISTICS FOR PEOPLE Local Government workforce Lisa Conolly Strategic Partnership Manager, South Australia
My job title suggests management = Managerial Occupation I wrote statistician in my Census form = Professional Occupation ABS produces statistics ABS is federal government Professional, Scientific Public Sector & Technical Industry
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Overview Workforce definitions Who we work for - Local Government What work we do - Occupations Information about workers Employer data sources Employee data sources (includes Census)
Who do we work for? Public Sector Local Government Private Sector Employees Contractors Council administration Libraries Waste collection
Who do we work for? Public Sector Local Government Private Sector ABS Sector Classes Public Administration & Safety Information and Media Electricity, Gas, Water, and Waste ABS Industry Classes
Public Sector Workers, June 2017 Number of Employees Millions 1.8 1.6 1.4 1.2 1.0 0.8 0.6 0.4 0.2 - Commonwealth government State government 189,500 Local Government workers Local government Source: 6248.0.55.002 - Employment and Earnings, Public Sector, Australia, 2016-17
Public Sector Workers, Local Government June 2008-2017 200 000 workers 195 190 185 180 175 170 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2103 2014 2015 2016 2017 Source: 6248.0.55.002 - Employment and Earnings, Public Sector, Australia, 2016-17
Public Sector Workers, Local Government June 2008 2017 (NSW) 000 workers 64 62 60 58 56 54 52 55,900 NSW Local Government workers 50 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2103 2014 2015 2016 2017 Source: 6248.0.55.002 - Employment and Earnings, Public Sector, Australia, 2016-17
Who do we work for? Public Sector Local Government Private Sector ABS Sector Classes Local Government Administration Information and Media Electricity, Gas, Water, and Waste ABS Industry Classes
Who do we work for (2016)? Public Sector Local Government 186,500 workers (June 2016) ABS employer survey 142,721 workers Local Government Administration (Census, August 2016) 129,400 workers (Labour Force Survey, Nov, 2016)
What is a Local Gov Occupation? My job titles in Local Government were: Community Planning Officer Geographic Information Systems Coordinator Customer Service Manager Search occupations on line
ANZSCO Occupation Codes Community Planning Officer 232611 URBAN AND REGIONAL PLANNER, or 411711 COMMUNITY WORKER Geographic Information Systems Coordinator 232214 OTHER SPATIAL SCIENTIST Customer Service Manager 149212 CUSTOMER SERVICE MANAGER Librarian 2246 LIBRARIAN Search occupations on line
Census of Population and Housing Selected Occupations Working in Local Government Administration Based on analysis of 2016 Census data, Place of Work,
Nth Sydney Council Annual Report 2015-16
Nth Sydney Council Annual Report 2015-16 CENSUS 364 worked for Local Gov Admin as a main job in North Sydney LGA
Local Government Workers in Nth Sydney LGA 2016 Census
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What is an Occupation ANZSCO is a skill-based classification Skill level is measured operationally by: the level or amount of formal education and training the amount of previous experience in a related occupation, and the amount of on-the-job training required to competently perform the set of tasks required for that occupation. http://www.abs.gov.au/ausstats/abs@.nsf/dirclassmanualsbytopic/4af138f6db4ffd4bca2571e200096bad?opendocument
What is an Occupation ANZSCO Groups http://www.abs.gov.au/ausstats/abs@.nsf/dirclassmanualsbytopic/4af138f6db4ffd4bca2571e20 0096BAD?OpenDocument
Census of Population and Housing Counts every person in Australia on Census night and the dwellings in which they are staying. Seventeenth National Census on August 9, 2016. 61 questions on key topics like work, study, families, and culture 95.1% response rate
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Census of Population and Housing
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