2 | City of Greater Dandenong | Our Workers · The manufacturing and retail ... services and public administration combined engage almost a quarter of resident workers. Greater Dandenong

City of Greater Dandenong | Our Workers

2 | City of Greater Dandenong | Our Workers

City of Greater Dandenong | Our Workers | 3

ContentsGreater Dandenong resident workers 4

People working in Greater Dandenong 7

Greater Dandenong workforce statistics 9

and analysis

Resident workers 9

Industry of employment 9

Occupational structure 10

Travel to work patterns of resident workers 10

People working in Greater Dandenong 13

Industry of employment 13

Occupational structure 13

Income 14

Knowledge workers 15

Skills analysis 16

Origin of people working in the municipality 17

Appendix A - Employment self sufficiency 19

Greater Dandenong resident workersWith a current population of around 145,000, Greater Dandenong has a vibrant workforce with varied skills and abilities that contributes to the region’s1 economy. In 2011, there were 64,030 Greater Dandenong residents working or looking for work (labour force), with 54,070 of them (resident workers) engaged in employment at the time of the ABS Census.2

4 | Greater Dandenong resident workers

5. The percentage of residents who are employed or actively looking for work

6. Data source: Department of Education Employment and Workplace Relations, 2013, Small Area Labour Markets Australia

1. Inner Melbourne City and south - eastern suburbs of metro Melbourne

2. Unless otherwise stated, the data in this publication is derived from the ABS, Census of Population and Housing, 2011

3. Knowledge workers possess occupation skill levels equal to bachelor degrees and diplomas or higher

4. Professional, scientific and technical services; health care and social assistance; education and training; financial and insurance services; and public administration and safety

Employers in Greater Dandenong have access to a resident labour force with a wide-range of education levels and occupations. The manufacturing and retail industries employ 34 per cent of resident workers.

Over 24 per cent of Greater Dandenong’s resident workers are categorised as knowledge workers3 with skills commensurate with higher education qualifications. Advanced services industries4 benefit from this resident knowledge labour force as professional services, education, health care, financial services and public administration combined engage almost a quarter of resident workers.

Greater Dandenong exports workers with all skill levels including knowledge workers. A high number of residents work as technicians and trade workers, labourers as well as machine operators and drivers.

Around 20 per cent of Greater Dandenong’s demand for workers is met by resident workers who live and work in the municipality.

The remaining 72 per cent of resident workers travel to other municipalities to engage in employment.

Key facts about resident workers Resident workers: 54,070

Labour force: 64,030

Participation rate:5 46 per cent

Managers and professionals: 19 per cent

Unemployment rate (June quarter 2013): 9.2 per cent of labour force6

Working in manufacturing industry: 23 per cent

Working in advanced services sector: 25 per cent

Knowledge workers: 24 per cent

Live and work in Greater Dandenong: 28 per cent

Travelling to other areas to work: 39,032 (72% of resident workers)

Greater Dandenong resident workers | 5

Resident workers by industry

0 2,000 4,000 6,000 8,000 10,000 12,000 14,000

ManufacturingRetail trade

Health care and social assistanceConstruction

Accommodation and food servicesWholesale trade

Transport, postal and warehousingProfessional, scientific and technical services

Inadequately described/not statedEducation and training

Administrative and support servicesOther services

Financial and insurance servicesPublic administration and safety

Information media and telecommunicationsAgriculture, forestry and fishing

Rental, hiring and real estate servicesArts and recreation services

Electricity, gas, water and waste servicesMining

Data source: ABS, Census, Place of Work Data, 2011

resiDent WOrKers by OCCupatiOn7%

12%

16%

9%

13%

9%

14%

17%

3% Managers

sales workers

Professionals

Machinery oPerators and drivers

technicians and trades workers

labourers

coMMunity and Personal service workers

inadequately described/not stated

clerical and adMinistrative workers


6 | Greater Dandenong resident workers

resiDent KnOWleDGe WOrKers by OCCupatiOn

Managers

Professionals




29%

51%

12%

3%5%


People working in Greater Dandenong

People working in Greater Dandenong | 7

Strong economic activity creates many jobs in the municipality making Greater Dandenong a net exporter of jobs to surrounding municipalities. More people working in Greater Dandenong live in the Casey area than in Greater Dandenong itself.

The highest proportion of jobs in Greater Dandenong includes clerical and administrative workers; professionals; and technical and trade workers. Greater Dandenong has the same proportion of managerial jobs as metro Melbourne as a whole.

Manufacturing and wholesale provide over 40 per cent of Greater Dandenong jobs. The rest are spread across a variety of other industries indicating a diverse economy and skills demand.

Key facts about people working in Greater DandenongJobs in Greater Dandenong: 76,578

Managers and professionals: 29 per cent

Imported workers (from other municipalities): 80 per cent

27 percent of workers live in Casey

20 per cent of workers are Greater Dandenong residents

40 per cent of GD jobs are in manufacturing and wholesale industries

Advanced services7 jobs: 24 per cent

Knowledge workers: 35 per cent7. Professional, scientific and technical services; health care and social assistance; education and training; financial and insurance services; and public administration and safety

peOple WOrKinG in Greater DanDenOnG by OCCupatiOn13%

16%

15%

5%

14%

17%

8%

10%2%

Managers

sales workers

Professionals

Machinery oPerators and drivers


labourers


inadequately described/not stated


Data Source: ABS, Census, Place of Work Data, 2011

8 | People working in Greater Dandenong

Jobs by industry

0 5,000 10,000 15,000 20,000 25,000

Manufacturing

Wholesale trade

Retail trade

Health care and social assistance

Transport, postal and warehousing

Education and training

Construction

Other services

Public administration and safety

Professional, scientific and technical services

Accommodation and food services

Financial and insurance services

Administrative and support services

Inadequately described/not stated

Rental, hiring and real estate services

Electricity, gas, water and waste services

Information media and telecommunications

Arts and recreation services

Agriculture

Mining

Data Source: ABS, Census, Place of Work Data, 2011

KnOWleDGe WOrKers WOrKinG in Greater DanDenOnG

Managers

Professionals




38%

45%

7%

4%6%


Greater Dandenong workforce statistics and analysis | 9

resident workers

industry of employment Compared to metro Melbourne, Greater Dandenong has a very high proportion of resident workers engaged in manufacturing, which is the largest industry in the municipality in terms of employment as well as turnover. The municipality has a relatively small proportion of resident workers engaged in higher order services such as finance and insurance services; professional, scientific and technical services; education and training; and healthcare and social assistance.

Greater Dandenong workforce statistics and analysis

Industry of resident workers relative to metro Melbourne

0% 5% 10% 15% 20% 25%

Manufacturing

Retail trade

Health care and social assistance

Construction

Accommodation and food services

Wholesale trade

Transport, postal and warehousing

Professional, scientific and technical services

Inadequately described/not stated

Education and training

Administrative and support services

Other services

Financial and insurance services

Public administration and safety

Information media and telecommunications

Agriculture, forestry and fishing

Rental, hiring and real estate services

Arts and recreation services

Electricity, gas, water and waste services

Mining


greater dandenong Metro Melbourne

10 | Greater Dandenong workforce statistics and analysis

Occupational structureCompared with metro Melbourne as a whole, Greater Dandenong has a relatively high proportion of resident workers who are machinery operators, drivers and labourers and a relatively low proportion of managers, professionals and other white collar workers. The municipality exports lower skilled workers, helping to satisfy regional demand.

travel to work patterns of resident workersApproximately 28 per cent of resident workers are employed in Greater Dandenong and the rest travel to other municipalities to work. Around 28 per cent of resident workers travel to the neighbouring municipalities of Casey, Frankston, Kingston and Monash. The rest of Greater Dandenong’s resident workers travel to the inner city or elsewhere in the southern and eastern suburbs.

Occupation Greater Dandenong Metro Melbourne

no. % %Managers 3788 7 13

Professionals 6691 12 22

Technicians and trades workers 8583 16 14

Community and personal service workers 4787 9 9

Clerical and administrative workers 7092 13 15

Sales workers 4731 9 10

Machinery operators and drivers 7341 14 6

Labourers 9213 17 9

Inadequately described/ Not stated 1848 3 2

Total 54,074 100 100Data source: ABS, Census, Place of Work Data, 2011


residents who travel to this destination to work

proportion of residents who travel to this destination to work

Greater Dandenong 15,038 28%

Kingston 5920 11%

Monash 5756 11%

Melbourne 4168 8%

Casey 2041 4%

Knox 1667 3%

Glen Eira 1114 2%

Whitehorse 1057 2%

Stonnington 1017 2%

Frankston 879 2%

Port Phillip 824 2%

Yarra 733 1%

Bayside 731 1%

Boroondara 673 1%

Maroondah 481 1%

Mornington Peninsula 306 1%

Yarra Ranges 192 0%

Cardinia 180 0%

Manningham 159 0%

Hobsons Bay 150 0%

Darebin 135 0%

Hume 127 0%

Brimbank 124 0%

Other destination 10,598 20%

Total 54,070 100%Data source: ABS, Census, Place of Work Data, 2011

Greater Dandenong resident workers

Frankston

GreaterDandenong

Casey

Kingston

MonashKnox

MelbourneWhitehorse

Glen Eira

Stonnington

4168

1017

1057

16675756

5920

879

2041

1114

live and work in gd:15,038

residents travelling to other destinations (outside of greater dandenong) to work: 39,032



people working in Greater Dandenong

industry of employmentThe largest industry of employment within Greater Dandenong is manufacturing, which accounts for 22,811 jobs or 30 per cent of all employment in the municipality. Wholesale trade provides over 8000 jobs and retail trade provides almost 7000 jobs or 11 per cent and 9 per cent of total employment respectively. The health care and social assistance sector grew 18 per cent since 2006 to provide almost 7000 jobs in 2011.

To satisfy the demand for labour in local businesses, Greater Dandenong is a net importer of workers. Industries with a relatively high net import of workers include manufacturing, utilities, wholesale trade, transport, property services, public administration and education. The municipality has a net export of workers in primary industries, accommodation and food services; information, media and telecommunications; financial services and administrative services.

For more detailed information refer to Appendix A.

Occupational structureWhilst Greater Dandenong provides the same proportion of managerial jobs as metro Melbourne as a whole, the municipality requires a much lower proportion of professionals. The jobs in Greater Dandenong account for a relatively lower proportion of community service workers and a higher proportion of machinery operators, drivers and labourers which is consistent with the strong manufacturing and distribution functions in the municipality.


Occupation Greater Dandenong Metro Melbourne

no % %Managers 10,144 13% 13%

Professionals 12,029 16% 25%

Technicians and trades workers 11,167 15% 13%

Community and personal service workers 4165 5% 9%

Clerical and administrative workers 12,860 17% 15%

Sales workers 6502 8% 10%

Machinery operators and drivers 10,685 14% 6%

Labourers 7745 10% 8%

Inadequately described/ Not stated 1281 2% 1%

Total 76,578 100% 100%Data source: ABS, Census, Place of Work Data, 2011

There are 76,578 jobs provided in Greater Dandenong compared with 54,070 resident workers. The activities in Greater Dandenong generate a net import of 22,504 workers. The highest net imports are of managers, professionals and clerical workers. Greater Dandenong has a net export of labourers and community and personal service workers; which means that there are more of these workers living in Greater Dandenong than there are these types of jobs in the municipality.

Greater Dandenong is clearly a major employment destination for people throughout the region. Proportionately more of the higher skill and higher paid jobs are filled by workers from outside the municipality.

income The median weekly income of people working in Greater Dandenong ($890) is slightly higher to that in Victoria as a whole ($873). The average income for people employed in Greater Dandenong is toward the middle of the scale, with proportionately fewer very low and very high incomes than across Victoria.

This is in contrast to the incomes of residents, which are much lower, on average, than in Victoria as a whole. There is a potential for local residents to utilise the higher paid jobs located within the municipality through obtaining higher level skills and/or qualifications.


8. Employment self-sufficiency is measured as the percentage of jobs in Greater Dandenong to resident workers (figures of less than 100% indicate a net export of workers in that category).

Occupation Jobs in Greater Dandenong

resident workers

net export of jobs

employment self-

sufficiency8

no. no. no. %Managers 10,144 3788 6356 268%

Professionals 12,029 6691 5338 180%

Technicians and trades workers 11,167 8583 2584 130%

Community and personal service workers 4165 4787 -622 87%

Clerical and administrative workers 12,860 7092 5768 181%

Sales workers 6502 4731 1771 137%

Machinery operators and drivers 10,685 7341 3344 146%

Labourers 7745 9213 -1468 84%

Inadequately described/ Not stated 1281 1844 -567

Total 76,578 54,070 22,504 142%Data source: ABS, Census of Population and Housing, 2011

Gross weekly income of people working in Greater Dandenong and metro Melbourne

Less than $299 $300 to $599 $600 to $1,249 $1,250 or more

60%

50%

40%

30%

20%

10%

0%

Knowledge workersGreater Dandenong employs 26,504 knowledge workers, which amounts to almost 35 per cent of the workforce. Approximately three quarters of these knowledge workers have skills commensurate with a bachelor degree or higher.

Knowledge workers make up 24 per cent of the resident workers amounting to 13,027 people of whom 67 per cent have skills equivalent to a bachelor degree or higher. Compared to metro Melbourne, there are fewer jobs in Greater Dandenong that require knowledge workers.


Knowledge workers

resident workers JobsGreater Dandenong

24% 35%

13,027 26,504

Melbourne south east*

38% 40%

258,691 211,675

Metro Melbourne

43% 46%

818,775 794,297

VIC 42% 43%

1,059,255 1,043,111Data source: ABS, Census of Population and Housing, 2011. * Local Government economic development region alliance covering the municipalities of Casey, Cardinia, Frankston, Greater Dandenong, Kingston, Knox, Maroondah, Monash, Mornington Peninsula and Whitehorse.

Data source: ABS, Census of Population and Housing, 2011

greater dandenong vic

skills analysisA detailed skills gap analysis9 indicates that half of the workers Greater Dandenong imports are knowledge workers employed in occupations requiring skill levels one and two10. A significant percentage of imported workers (45 per cent) possess occupation skill levels three and four11. Only five per cent of net imported workers have skill level five12. Greater Dandenong is a net importer of workers, whereas, the Melbourne south east region is a net exporter of workers across all levels. Metro Melbourne is close to self sufficient when it comes to employment.

Greater Dandenong also demonstrates export of resident workers across all skill levels. Approximately 35 per cent of these resident workers have minimum education levels, approximately 46 per cent have skill levels commensurate with certificate two to four and 19 percent are knowledge workers.

Export and import of workers

Skill Level 1 Skill Level 2 Skill Level 3 Skill Level 4 Skill Level 5

30000

25000

20000

15000

10000

5000

0

-5000

9. Skills gap analysis is established through analysing the skills base of the local resident workforce and the skills demands of the local industry

10. Skills commensurate with diploma, bachelor degree or higher

11. Skills commensurate with certificates II to IV

12. Skills commensurate with certificate I or compulsory secondary education



iMPort local exPort

Origin of people working in the municipality Greater Dandenong is the source of employment for many people throughout the southeastern suburbs of metro Melbourne. Indeed, Greater Dandenong provides more jobs for residents of Casey than it does for residents of Greater Dandenong. This is understandable since the major job concentrations in Dandenong South are closer to some residents of Casey than to many residents of Greater Dandenong. The adjoining municipalities of Casey, Frankston, Kingston, Monash and Knox are the source of 54 per cent of all workers in Greater Dandenong.


Origin of Greater Dandenong workers no. %Casey 20,553 27%

Greater Dandenong 15,038 20%

Frankston 5724 8%

Kingston 5181 7%

Monash 4688 6%

Knox 4476 6%

Cardinia 3731 5%

Mornington Peninsula 2638 3%

Yarra Ranges 1711 2%

Whitehorse 1663 2%

Glen Eira 1597 2%

Maroondah 1156 2%

Bayside 1006 1%

Boroondara 989 1%

Manningham 754 1%

Stonnington 729 1%

Port Phillip 517 1%

Baw Baw 380 0%

Elsewhere 4047 5%

Total 76,578 100%Data source: ABS, Census of Population and Housing, 2011

Greater Dandenong Workers


MorningtonPeninsula

Frankston

GreaterDandenong

Casey

Cardinia

Yarra Ranges

Kingston

MonashKnox

Maroondah

Manningham

Port Phillip

Boroondara Whitehorse

Glen Eira

Bayside

Stonnington517

729

989 1663

754

1156

44764688

1597

1006

5181

5724

20,5533731

1711

2638

living outside gd: 61,540

workers living in gd: 15,038


13. Employment self-sufficiency is measured as the percentage of jobs in Greater Dandenong to resident workers.

Appendix A - Employment self sufficiency | 19

appendix a - employment self sufficiencyindustry

Jobs in Greater Dandenong resident workersemployment self sufficiency13

no. % no. % %

Agriculture, forestry and fishing 276 0% 520 1% 53%

Mining 35 0% 48 0% 73%

Manufacturing 22,811 30% 12,345 23% 185%

Electricity, gas, water and waste services 800 1% 442 1% 181%

Construction 3857 5% 3459 6% 112%

Wholesale trade 8054 11% 3173 6% 254%

Retail trade 6930 9% 5720 11% 121%

Accommodation and food services 2093 3% 3352 6% 62%

Transport, postal and warehousing 5042 7% 3051 6% 165%

Information media and telecommunications 483 1% 851 2% 57%

Financial and insurance services 1765 2% 1830 3% 96%

Rental, hiring and real estate services 1066 1% 510 1% 209%

Professional, scientific and technical services 2342 3% 2377 4% 99%

Administrative and support services 1732 2% 2120 4% 82%

Public administration and safety 3193 4% 1738 3% 184%

Education and training 4405 6% 2349 4% 188%

Health care and social assistance 6815 9% 5225 10% 130%

Arts and recreation services 416 1% 494 1% 84%

Other services 3288 4% 2096 4% 157%

Inadequately described/not stated 1175 1% 2370 4% 50%

Total 76,578 100% 54,070 100% 142%

Data source: Compelling Economics, REMPLAN 2012

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