ANZSCO 811411

Commercial Housekeepers

Overview

EMPLOYED

24,900

PART-TIME SHARE

80%

FEMALE SHARE

84%

MEDIAN WEEKLY EARNINGS

N/A

MEDIAN AGE

41

ANNUAL EMPLOYMENT GROWTH

N/A

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Summary

Commercial Housekeepers clean, vacuum and mop floors, make beds, and restock mini bars and bathroom supplies in hotel and motel rooms, and other commercial premises.

Tasks

  • Cleans the interior of buildings and the immediate outside areas
  • Sweeps, mops and polishes floors, vacuums and shampoos carpets, and cleans curtains and upholstered furniture
  • Dusts and polishes furniture, fixtures and fittings
  • Picks up rubbish, empties garbage containers, and takes contents to waste areas for removal

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 Commercial Housekeepers All Occupations
    Share of workers who work full-time hours 20% 64%
    Average full-time hours worked per week 44 hours 44 hours

    Industries

    Commercial Housekeepers 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

    24.6%

    Victoria

    17.4%

    Queensland

    28.6%

    South Australia

    8.3%

    Tasmania

    4.2%

    Northern Territory

    2.4%

    Australian Capital Territory

    1.6%

    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 Commercial Housekeepers All Occupations
    Median age 41 years 40 years
    Female share of employment 84% 49%
    Source: ABS, 2021 Census of Population and Housing based on place of usual residence.
    Age Profile (% Share) All Occupations Commercial Housekeepers
    15–19 5.2 3.1
    20–24 9.1 10.0
    25–34 22.7 22.8
    35–44 22.3 20.5
    45–54 20.4 21.4
    55–59 8.8 10.4
    60–64 6.5 8.1
    65 and Over 4.9 3.8

    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 Commercial Housekeepers
    Post Graduate/Graduate Diploma or Graduate Certificate 12.2 4.3
    Bachelor degree 23.2 12.3
    Advanced Diploma/Diploma 11.1 8.0
    Certificate III/IV 19.5 14.7
    Year 12 15.9 21.6
    Year 11 4.0 6.6
    Year 10 and below 9.7 25.9
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