Bega Valley Shire

The workforce

The workforce is presented in two sections to answer the following questions:

What are the characteristics of the workers in each industry sector?
Where do the workers come from?

The workforce data represents characteristics of all people who are employed in the LGA, regardless of where they live. The characteristics of the workforce in an area are indicative of the structure of the local economy and the employment opportunities on offer. It is also indicative of the socio-demographic characteristics of the population in the local area and the broader region (that is, the local and regional skills on offer).

Data are presented for the total LGA workforce and for the workforce constituting each industry sector (Who are our workers?). This reveals the extent to which the workforce characteristics vary between each industry sector, which is indicative of specific industry sector workforce requirements.

Data are also presented for where each industry sector is deriving its workforce (Where do our workers come from?). This data reveals the extent to which each industry sector derives its workforce from outside the local area, that is, the level of self-containment of each industry sector and the overall level of self-containment of the total LGA workforce. This is important as many Local Governments have a policy objective of maximising the level of workforce self-containment.

Method of travel to work

Derived from the Census question, "How did the person get to work on Tuesday, 8 August 2006?"

This data reveals the main modes of transport used by workers in a particular industry to get to work. This data is very useful in transport planning as it informs decision-makers on the effectiveness and availability of local public transport. There are a number of reasons why people use different Modes of Transport to get to work including:

the availability of affordable and effective public transport options between place of residence and place of work (For instance, industries located near railway stations are likely to have higher public transport use than those located away from main public transport routes);
the number of motor vehicles available from within a household; and
the travel distance to work, which for example, can allow people to walk or bicycle to their place of employment.

Method of Travel to Work data should be viewed in conjunction with the industry location map for a clearer picture of where people go to work and how they arrive there.

Data options:

Select a benchmark area:

Geographic area benchmark:

Industry sector benchmark:

Select an ANZSIC industry classification:

1993 - Time series
2006 - Latest classification

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The workforce (all industries)

Includes the sum of all industry categories.

Industries are classified according to an industry coding system. The 1993 Australian and New Zealand Standard Industrial Classification (ANZSIC) is not the lastest standard but provides a comparable classification for time-series data. This standard was used to code industry data for the 1996, 2001 and 2006 censuses, (2006 industry data was coded to both the 1993 and the 2006 standards).

For more information please refer to the 2006 Census Dictionary, and ANZSIC classification.

Method of travel to work for the workforce (all industries) (ANZSIC 1993 - Time series industry classification)

Method of travel to work by the All industries workforce, Bega Valley Shire 2006 and 2001	2006			2001			Change
Travel method	number	%	Regional NSW %	number	%	Regional NSW %	2001 to 2006
Car, as driver	6,414	59.0	62.4	5,594	55.5	59.1	820
Car, as passenger	630	5.8	6.5	642	6.4	7.2	-12
Train	0	0.0	0.3	6	0.1	0.3	-6
Train and Car	0	0.0	0.1	0	0.0	0.1	0
Train and other	3	0.0	0.0	6	0.1	0.1	-3
Train and multiple other methods	0	0.0	0.0	0	0.0	0.0	0
Bus	50	0.5	0.7	76	0.8	0.8	-26
Bus and car	6	0.1	0.1	12	0.1	0.1	-6
Bus and other (not train)	0	0.0	0.0	0	0.0	0.0	0
Bus and two other methods (excluding train)	0	0.0	0.0	0	0.0	0.0	0
Ferry	3	0.0	0.0	3	0.0	0.0	0
Tram	0	0.0	0.0	0	0.0	0.0	0
Truck	211	1.9	1.7	217	2.2	2.2	-6
Motorbike/Motor scooter	89	0.8	0.8	95	0.9	0.8	-6
Bicycle	74	0.7	0.9	67	0.7	1.0	7
Taxi/Other	71	0.7	0.7	49	0.5	0.8	22
Other - multiple methods	63	0.6	0.5	114	1.1	1.0	-51
Walked only	775	7.1	5.2	736	7.3	5.3	39
Worked at home	1,056	9.7	7.0	1,114	11.1	7.9	-58
Did not go to work	1,286	11.8	12.0	1,253	12.4	12.1	33
Not stated	137	1.3	1.1	96	1.0	1.0	41
Total	10,868	100.0	100.0	10,080	100.0	100.0	788

NOTE: Table totals may not equate with other similar tables due to randomisation of small numbers.

Method of travel to work by the workforce, Bega Valley Shire and Regional NSW 2006

Change in the method of travel to work by the workforce, Bega Valley Shire 2001 to 2006

Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2001 and 2006.

Please refer to the specific data notes for more information.

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