ANZSCO 891113

Waterside Workers

Overview

EMPLOYED

3,500

PART-TIME SHARE

33%

FEMALE SHARE

5%

MEDIAN WEEKLY EARNINGS

N/A

MEDIAN AGE

47

ANNUAL EMPLOYMENT GROWTH

N/A

About this data

Summary

Waterside Workers transfer cargo between ships and other forms of transport or storage facilities.

Tasks

  • Receiving instructions by radio telephone and/or radio data terminal to load, unload or move cargo
  • Securing and releasing mooring lines of ships
  • Opening and closing ship hatches
  • Transferring loads using moving equipment and directing equipment operations using communication systems
  • Stacking cargo on pallets, trays, flats and slings to facilitate transfer to and from ships
  • Operating heavy vehicles and machinery, such as straddle carriers, fork-lifts and ships' cranes, to load and unload cargo from trucks, ships and rail transport services
  • Sorting cargo before loading and unloading
  • Labelling goods with customers' details and destinations
  • Loading goods into trucks, containers and rail wagons, and securing loads
  • Assisting to tie down loads and covering them with tarpaulins
  • Guiding truck drivers into loading bays and through confined spaces
  • Performing clerical functions to record and check cargo on arrival, storage and dispatch
  • Positioning goods in the holds of ships and securing cargo to prevent shifting during voyages
  • Packing containers and re-packing damaged containers
  • Cleaning out ships' tanks and holds
  • Washing out containers and carrying out other general yard duties such as shunting on the railway
  • Arranging for damaged containers of hazardous material to be quarantined
  • Carrying out safety checks

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 Waterside Workers All Occupations
    Share of workers who work full-time hours 67% 64%
    Average full-time hours worked per week 44 hours 44 hours

    Industries

    Waterside 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

    29.1%

    Victoria

    21.0%

    Queensland

    16.4%

    South Australia

    8.3%

    Tasmania

    5.2%

    Northern Territory

    1.5%

    Australian Capital Territory

    0.0%

    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 Waterside Workers All Occupations
    Median age 47 years 40 years
    Female share of employment 5% 49%
    Source: ABS, 2021 Census of Population and Housing based on place of usual residence.
    Age Profile (% Share) All Occupations Waterside Workers
    15–19 5.2 1.1
    20–24 9.1 4.7
    25–34 22.7 14.7
    35–44 22.3 21.1
    45–54 20.4 32.2
    55–59 8.8 14.1
    60–64 6.5 8.4
    65 and Over 4.9 3.8

    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 Waterside Workers
    Post Graduate/Graduate Diploma or Graduate Certificate 12.2 0.7
    Bachelor degree 23.2 3.7
    Advanced Diploma/Diploma 11.1 5.7
    Certificate III/IV 19.5 37.2
    Year 12 15.9 20.4
    Year 11 4.0 6.8
    Year 10 and below 9.7 20.2
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