ANZSCO 451816

Religious Assistants

Overview

EMPLOYED

2,400

PART-TIME SHARE

68%

FEMALE SHARE

68%

MEDIAN WEEKLY EARNINGS

N/A

MEDIAN AGE

49

ANNUAL EMPLOYMENT GROWTH

N/A

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Summary

Religious Assistants support Ministers of Religion or religious communities in performing a variety of religious functions associated with the practise of a religion, including worship, spiritual guidance, and pastoral care and teaching.

Tasks

  • Conducts services of worship and acknowledgment of faith
  • Delivers sermons, homilies, special talks, and plans music for services
  • Participates in activities of communities, encourages people to be aware of their responsibilities, and organises community projects
  • Conducts classes of religious instruction, and supervises prayer and discussion groups, retreats and seminars
  • Conducts premarital and family counselling and refers people to professional service agencies where necessary
  • Assists with performance of marriages, funerals and special memorial services according to tradition and ecclesiastical and civil law
  • Visits members of the community in their homes, hospitals and other institutions to provide advice and religious comfort
  • Keeps records as required by the church and civil law

ANZSCO Classification

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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 Religious Assistants All Occupations
    Share of workers who work full-time hours 32% 64%
    Average full-time hours worked per week 40 hours 44 hours

    Industries

    Religious Assistants 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

    36.3%

    Victoria

    23.5%

    Queensland

    15.2%

    South Australia

    11.2%

    Tasmania

    1.5%

    Northern Territory

    0.5%

    Australian Capital Territory

    2.7%

    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 Religious Assistants All Occupations
    Median age 49 years 40 years
    Female share of employment 68% 49%
    Source: ABS, 2021 Census of Population and Housing based on place of usual residence.
    Age Profile (% Share) All Occupations Religious Assistants
    15–19 5.2 1.1
    20–24 9.1 9.0
    25–34 22.7 16.0
    35–44 22.3 15.0
    45–54 20.4 19.0
    55–59 8.8 12.5
    60–64 6.5 11.8
    65 and Over 4.9 15.3

    Education

    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 Religious Assistants
    Post Graduate/Graduate Diploma or Graduate Certificate 12.2 25.5
    Bachelor degree 23.2 34.6
    Advanced Diploma/Diploma 11.1 15.4
    Certificate III/IV 19.5 8.6
    Year 12 15.9 9.3
    Year 11 4.0 0.6
    Year 10 and below 9.7 2.4
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