09/10 Census Result   »   General   »   Employment

The General category of questions gathers basic respondent information on general topics such as age, sexual preference, relationship status, employment, ethnicity etc. These questions provide a base from which subsequent category questions can expand.

• What do you do for a living?

  • Accounting 3.3% 4.6%
  • Advertising / PR / Media 1.7% 2.0%
  • Administration 1.4% 9.7%
  • Agricultural 1.4% 1.2%
  • Construction 6.2% 0.8%
  • Consulting 2.2% 1.0%
  • Customer Service / Call Centres 2.0% 3.8%
  • Education / Science 2.2% 6.0%
  • Financial Services 3.1% 2.3%
  • Food services 1.1% 1.4%
  • Government 4.5% 4.5%
  • Healthcare / Medical 2.5% 9.2%
  • Hospitality / Tourism / Travel 3.3% 4.5%
  • HR/Employment / Training 0.7% 1.6%
  • IT / Telecoms 9.8% 2.6%
  • Legal 1.2% 1.8%
  • Manufacturing / Industrial / Engineering 7.6% 0.9%
  • Pharmaceutical / Biotechnology 0.3% 0.4%
  • Property / Real Estate 1.0% 0.6%
  • Retail / Consumer / Personal Services 2.8% 5.8%
  • Sales / Marketing 5.4% 3.8%
  • Trades / Services 8.7% 0.9%
  • Volunteer / Charity / Community 0.5% 1.1%
  • Transport / Logistics / Warehousing 5.7% 0.9%
  • Retired 2.4% 0.9%
  • Student 5.0% 9.1%
  • Unemployed 1.8% 2.7%
  • Other 7.2% 11.7%
  • Arts / Entertainment / Sport / Recreation 0.7% 1.0%
  • Defence / Emergency Services 1.3% 0.3%
  • Did not Answer 3.3% 2.7%