ANZSCO 272613

Welfare Workers

Overview

EMPLOYED

34,300

PART-TIME SHARE

40%

FEMALE SHARE

79%

MEDIAN WEEKLY EARNINGS

N/A

MEDIAN AGE

40

ANNUAL EMPLOYMENT GROWTH

N/A

About this data

Summary

Welfare Workers assist individuals, families and groups with social, emotional or financial difficulties to improve quality of life, by educating and supporting them and working towards change in their social environment.

Tasks

  • Provides support while exploring alternatives with clients who experience difficulties such as marital problems, unemployment, illness and drug abuse
  • Assesses risks and provides intensive short-term crisis counselling for victims of domestic violence, child abuse, disasters and other crises
  • Assists to establish and administer neighbourhood houses, community groups, employment training programmes and other services

ANZSCO Classification

Details

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    Hours worked

    Source: ABS, 2021 Census of Population and Housing based on place of usual residence.
    Note: those who were classified as "Employed, away from work" at the time of the 2021 Census (accounting for approx. 8% of total employment), have been excluded from the "Average full-time hours worked per week" denominator.
    Hours worked Welfare Workers All Occupations
    Share of workers who work full-time hours 60% 64%
    Average full-time hours worked per week 41 hours 44 hours

    Industries

    Welfare Workers work in industries like:

    Source: ABS, 2021 Census of Population and Housing based on place of usual residence.
    Note: industries that comprise less than 5% of an occupation have been suppressed.

    States and territories

    New South Wales

    30.3%

    Victoria

    26.7%

    Queensland

    20.0%

    South Australia

    7.1%

    Tasmania

    2.2%

    Northern Territory

    1.8%

    Australian Capital Territory

    1.9%

    Source: ABS, 2021 Census of Population and Housing based on place of usual residence.

    Age and gender

    Age and Gender Profile
    Source: ABS, 2021 Census of Population and Housing based on place of usual residence.
    Age and Gender Welfare Workers All Occupations
    Median age 40 years 40 years
    Female share of employment 79% 49%
    Source: ABS, 2021 Census of Population and Housing based on place of usual residence.
    Age Profile (% Share) All Occupations Welfare Workers
    15–19 5.2 0.2
    20–24 9.1 6.6
    25–34 22.7 28.3
    35–44 22.3 23.9
    45–54 20.4 21.8
    55–59 8.8 8.9
    60–64 6.5 6.7
    65 and Over 4.9 3.6

    Education

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    Source: ABS, 2021 Census of Population and Housing based on place of usual residence. Highest qualification completed by workers in this job (in any field of study).
    Qualifications needed by new workers might be different from the qualifications of workers already in the job.
    Note: the sum of the educational attainment categories may not add up to 100% due to the exclusion of non-descriptive categories such as not stated responses.
    Highest Level of Educational Attainment (% Share) All Occupations Welfare Workers
    Post Graduate/Graduate Diploma or Graduate Certificate 12.2 19.2
    Bachelor degree 23.2 39.2
    Advanced Diploma/Diploma 11.1 19.4
    Certificate III/IV 19.5 11.6
    Year 12 15.9 4.7
    Year 11 4.0 1.1
    Year 10 and below 9.7 2.3
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      Australian and New Zealand Standard Classification of Occupations

      Australian and New Zealand Standard Classification of Occupations (ANZSCO) is the skill-based classification system used to categorise occupations in the Australian and New Zealand labour markets. ANZSCO provides a basis for the standardised collection, analysis and dissemination of occupation data. Visit the ABS website to learn how ANZSCO works. Jobs and Skills Australia displays data for occupations that are defined by ANZSCO 2013 Version 1.3.