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? (see comparison)

    • Accounting 3.7% 3.3% 4.6%
    • Advertising / PR / Media 1.8% 1.7% 2.0%
    • Administration 3.7% 1.4% 9.7%
    • Agricultural 1.4% 1.4% 1.2%
    • Construction 4.7% 6.2% 0.8%
    • Consulting 1.9% 2.2% 1.0%
    • Customer Service / Call Centres 2.5% 2.0% 3.8%
    • Education / Science 3.2% 2.2% 6.0%
    • Financial Services 2.9% 3.1% 2.3%
    • Food services 1.2% 1.1% 1.4%
    • Government 4.5% 4.5% 4.5%
    • Healthcare / Medical 4.3% 2.5% 9.2%
    • Hospitality / Tourism / Travel 3.6% 3.3% 4.5%
    • HR/Employment / Training 0.9% 0.7% 1.6%
    • IT / Telecoms 7.8% 9.8% 2.6%
    • Legal 1.4% 1.2% 1.8%
    • Manufacturing / Industrial / Engineering 5.7% 7.6% 0.9%
    • Pharmaceutical / Biotechnology 0.3% 0.3% 0.4%
    • Property / Real Estate 0.9% 1.0% 0.6%
    • Retail / Consumer / Personal Services 3.6% 2.8% 5.8%
    • Sales / Marketing 5.0% 5.4% 3.8%
    • Trades / Services 6.5% 8.7% 0.9%
    • Volunteer / Charity / Community 0.6% 0.5% 1.1%
    • Transport / Logistics / Warehousing 4.3% 5.7% 0.9%
    • Retired 2.0% 2.4% 0.9%
    • Student 6.1% 5.0% 9.1%
    • Unemployed 2.0% 1.8% 2.7%
    • Other 8.4% 7.2% 11.7%
    • Arts / Entertainment / Sport / Recreation 0.8% 0.7% 1.0%
    • Defence / Emergency Services 1.1% 1.3% 0.3%
    • Did not Answer 3.2% 3.0% 2.9%