The Census 2006 Profiles on this page are based on national-level place of usual residence data. They provide data about employed people at the most detailed level of classification of their employing industries and occupations.
Information about Census data quality issues and the limitations of Census data can be found in the ABS Census Data Quality Statement.
Each of the following profiles is an Excel-based tool that examines aspects of the national labour market using Census data in graphical format. All of these profiles use Excel macros to process and display their data - macros must be enabled within your Microsoft Excel security settings for these profiles to work.
Profiles available on this page:
Click here to open the Excel file: Census 2006 - Detailed industry by occupation.xls
Click here to open the Excel file: Census 2006 - Detailed occupation by industry.xls
These files examine the industry mix of employment in specific occupations and the occupational profile of employment in specific industries. Both provide data at the national level only.
On the first tab of these files, the occupation profile chart shows employment by the 17 broad industries for any selected detailed occupation (six digit ASCO occupation). The Industry profile chart shows the mix of employment between the nine occupation Major Groups for any selected detailed industry (four digit ANZSIC93). In both cases, an accompanying table gives the employment numbers in the various industry or occupation categories.
These Excel files also contain a second worksheet that provides the ranked "Top 20" detailed employing industries or occupations for the particular occupation or industry selected ( these are on separate worksheets).
Click here to open the Excel file: Detailed occupation by employment characteristics
This file provides a range of employment-related characteristics for any selected detailed occupation (six digit ASCO occupation). Occupations can be selected by ASCO code order on any of its data tabs, or they can be selected from the alphabetical index on the first tab.
The first chart (on the second tab) provides the age profile of the selected occupation as percentage proportions by age group and compares it to the profile for all employed people. The accompanying table gives the numbers in each age group.
The second chart provides the qualifcations and schooling profile of the selected occupation as percentage proportions between categories and compares it to the profile for all employed people. The accompanying table gives the numbers in each category. The data on this tab divides all employed people into those who reported having a non-school qualification and those who did not.
The third chart provides the general educational attainment profile of the selected occupation as percentage proportions between attainment categories and compares it to the profile for all employed people. The accompanying table gives the numbers in each attainment category. The data on this tab uses the Census 'HEAP' measure of the general level of education.
The fourth chart provides the employment type profile of the selected occupation as the percentage proportion of employees, owner-managers of incorporated enterprises etc, and compares it to the profile for all employed people. The accompanying table gives the numbers in each category of employment type.
The fifth chart provides the profile of hours worked reported in Census week for the selected occupation. Percentage proportions between categories are used and compared with the profile for all employed people. The accompanying table gives the numbers in each category of hours worked.
Click here to open the Excel file: Census 2006 - Industry Groups by occupation.xls
Click here to open the Excel file: Census 2006 - 4 DIGIT LEVEL Occupation Analyser.xls
These two Excel files reproduce the same data content as the files described above, but at a slightly broader level of occupation and industry. In the first file, data is presented for any selected ANZSIC Industry Group (three digit ANZSIC code), while the second file presents data for any selected ASCO Unit Group (four digit ASCO code).
The occupation file combines the data content of both the industry structure file and the employment characteristics file outlined above.
In both cases, the 'Top 20' specific employing industries/occupations on the second tab give an option for listing occupations or industries at the most detailed level (ie ASCO six digit or ANZSIC four digit) or at the group level (ie ASCO four digit or ANZSIC three digit).