OSCA 4111

Child Protection and Family Violence Practitioners

Overview

  • Employed persons

    9,800

  • Employment status

    77.4% Full time

    22.6% Part time

  • Median age

    38 years

  • Employment by sex

    87.6% Female

    12.5% Male

    Highly female dominated

  • Indigenous employment share

    8.2%

  • Main employing industry

    Public Administration and Safety

Indicator Child Protection and Family Violence Practitioners Total employment
Employed persons 9,800 12,049,400
Median age 38 years 40 years
Full-time share 77.4% 64.2%
Part-time share 22.6% 35.8%
Female employment share 87.6% 48.5%
Male employment share 12.5% 51.5%
Gender segregation intensity scale Highly female dominated Gender balanced
Indigenous employment share 8.2% 2.2%
Main employing industry Public Administration and Safety Health Care and Social Assistance
Note: N/A values indicate data are not available due to confidentiality or data reliability requirements.

Occupation overview

Child Protection and Family Violence Practitioners support and assist children, young people and families to be safe by delivering child and family protection services, conducting child safety and family violence assessments, and establishing and implementing safety and intervention plans.

Skill level (education and experience level)

Skill level 2
equivalent to a Diploma or Advanced Diploma level qualification.

Note: While skill levels are described using formal education levels, some people use a combination of informal learning, on-the-job training and personal experience to achieve an equivalent level.

OSCA structure

Employment

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    Industries

    Top 10 most common industries, 2021

    Child Protection and Family Violence Practitioners Total employment
    Industry Share of occupation Industry Share of occupation
    Public Administration and Safety 56.4% Health Care and Social Assistance 14.5%
    Health Care and Social Assistance 38.3% Retail Trade 9.1%
    Other Services 1.1% Construction 8.9%
    Education and Training 1.0% Education and Training 8.8%
    Professional, Scientific and Technical Services 0.9% Professional, Scientific and Technical Services 7.8%
    Administrative and Support Services 0.5% Public Administration and Safety 6.6%
    Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services 0.2% Accommodation and Food Services 6.5%
    Financial and Insurance Services 0.1% Manufacturing 5.9%
    Accommodation and Food Services <0.1% Transport, Postal and Warehousing 4.5%
    Arts and Recreation Services <0.1% Financial and Insurance Services 3.7%
    Note: N/A values indicate data are not available due to confidentiality or data reliability requirements.

    States and territories

    Employment distribution by states and territories, 2021

    • New South Wales

      32.5%

    • Victoria

      25.4%

    • Queensland

      22.1%

    • South Australia

      4.3%

    • Tasmania

      1.7%

    • Northern Territory

      1.8%

    • Australian Capital Territory

      1.6%

    Child Protection and Family Violence Practitioners Total employment
    State / Territory Employment Share of occupation Employment Share of occupation
    New South Wales 3,200 32.5% 3,684,200 30.6%
    Victoria 2,500 25.4% 3,162,900 26.2%
    Queensland 2,200 22.1% 2,444,100 20.3%
    South Australia 420 4.3% 839,400 7.0%
    Western Australia 1,000 10.6% 1,306,200 10.8%
    Tasmania 170 1.7% 254,700 2.1%
    Northern Territory 180 1.8% 107,000 0.9%
    Australian Capital Territory 160 1.6% 248,600 2.1%
    Note: N/A values indicate data are not available due to confidentiality or data reliability requirements.

    Age and sex

    Employment distibution by age group and sex, 2021

    Child Protection and Family Violence Practitioners

    Total employment

    Age group Child Protection and Family Violence Practitioners Total employment
    15–24 years 6.1% 14.3%
    25–34 years 32.9% 22.7%
    35–44 years 26.1% 22.3%
    45–54 years 20.7% 20.4%
    55–64 years 11.9% 15.3%
    65–74 years 2.2% 4.3%
    75 years and over 0.1% 0.6%
    Note: N/A values indicate data are not available due to confidentiality or data reliability requirements.
    Sex Child Protection and Family Violence Practitioners Total employment
    Female 87.6% 48.5%
    Male 12.5% 51.5%
    Note: N/A values indicate data are not available due to confidentiality or data reliability requirements.

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      Occupation Standard Classification for Australia (OSCA)

      Occupation Standard Classification for Australia (OSCA) is the skill-based classification used to categorise occupations across the Australian labour market. OSCA is used to define occupations across all official occupational statistics. OSCA replaces the Australian and New Zealand Standard Classification of Occupations (ANZSCO).

      Each job is classified to one, and only one, group of jobs at each level of the classification with no overlaps. This prevents the accidental double-counting of roles within the Australian labour market. For more information about OSCA, visit the What is OSCA information page, or the ABS website.

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