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STATISTICS FOR PEOPLE Lo cal Go v e rn me n t wo rkf o rc e Lisa Conolly Strategic Partnership Manager, South Australia

My job title suggests management = Managerial Occupation I wrote “statistician” in my Census form = Professional Occupation ABS is federal government ABS produces statistics Professional, Scientific Public Sector & Technical Industry

Local Gov Workers Employee data sources Employer data sources • ABS Census of • ABS Employer survey of population and housing earnings and hours • ABS Labour Force • ABS Agriculture Census Survey • Business tax records • Personal Income Tax • Local Government records surveys • Council staff survey • Council HR records

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 Private Local Government Sector Employees Contractors Council Waste Libraries administration collection

Who do we work for? Public Sector Private Local Government Sector ABS Sector Classes Public Electricity, Gas, Information Administration Water, and and Media & Safety Waste ABS Industry Classes

Public Sector Workers, June 2017 Number of Employees Millions 1.8 1.6 1.4 189,500 Local 1.2 Government 1.0 workers 0.8 0.6 0.4 0.2 - Commonwealth State Local government government 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) 64 55,900 NSW 62 Local Government ‘000 workers 60 workers 58 56 54 52 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 Private Local Government Sector ABS Sector Classes Local Electricity, Gas, Information Government Water, and and Media Administration Waste ABS Industry Classes

Who do we work for (2016)? 186,500 workers Public Sector ( June 2016) Local ABS employer survey Government 142,721 workers (Census, August 2016) Local Government 129,400 workers Administration (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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Getting regional data to work for you • Local talent – capability • Local systems • Data access • Collaboration • Buy in experts • Invest in your own data

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

Census of Population and Housing

Census of Population and Housing

THANK YOU EMAIL – liz.bolzan@abs.gov.au lisa.conolly@abs.gov.au