Redland City

Who is in our regional labour force? - Key statistics

Regional labour force data informs us about the potential skills and knowledge that are available to the Redland City from the broader region.

The Redland City's labour force region is defined as any Statistical Local Area (sub-LGA areas) in which 4% or more of employed resident persons travel to the local area for work. This shows a willingness to travel to the Redland City for work. The data represents all people in the labour force resident in the region, regardless of where they work. It shows what potential there is to draw on other skills, knowledge and experience available beyond the local area.

Access the detailed tables for further exploration of each employment demographic in the Redland City labour force region.

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Key statistics of the Redland Labour Region, 2006	2006
Key statistics of the Redland Labour Region, 2006	number	%	South East QLD %
Persons
Persons	92,875	100.0	100.0
Gender
Males	49,379	53.2	53.1
Females	43,496	46.8	46.9
Age structure
15-24 years	17,309	18.6	19.3
25-54 years	61,597	66.3	66.5
55-64 years	12,218	13.2	12.2
65 years and over	1,751	1.9	1.9
Top 3 Industries
Manufacturing	10,960	11.8	9.9
Retail Trade	10,624	11.4	11.3
Construction	9,009	9.7	8.7
Top 3 Occupations
Clerical and Administrative Workers	30,776	16.6	18.1
Technicians and Trades Workers	28,874	15.5	15.0
Professionals	28,406	15.3	14.2
Method of travel to work
Car driver & /or passenger	61,101	65.8	63.3
Public Transport	6,578	7.1	8.2
Employment status (hours worked)
Full time	57,168	61.5	61.2
Part time	29,612	31.9	31.7
Unemployed	3,747	4.0	4.7
Qualifications
Bachelor or Higher degree	14,239	15.3	15.0
Advanced Diploma or Diploma	8,510	9.2	7.2
Certificate level	22,390	24.1	17.3
No qualification	43,073	46.4	47.9
Income
Nill to $399	21,022	22.6	23.4
$400 to $1299	56,069	60.4	60.7
$1300 or more	15,781	17.0	15.9
Individual income
Median weekly income		$701	$682

This data summarises the demographic characteristics of people in the regional labour force. Includes people in the labour force who usually reside in the labour force region regardless of where they work (if working).

Some of the figures in the summary table are taken from other topics. For those which don’t appear elsewhere, the following notes apply:

Persons – persons in the labour force (persons aged 15 years and over who are looking for work, or are employed, full time, part-time or casually) who reside in the labour force region.
Individual income – low and high quartiles relate to those people earning in the lowest and highest 25% of income respectively

Data source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2006.

Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2006.

Please refer to the data notes for more information.

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