City of Greater Geelong

Resident workers - Key statistics - All industries

57,792 people or 44.6% of the City of Greater Geelong's resident workers (All industries) have a tertiary qualification.

The local resident workers include all employed people who are resident in the local area regardless of where they work. In other words, it is the people who live locally and therefore have the potential to work locally and is an important resource for the local economy. Their characteristics inform us about the skills that are available locally, even if they are not currently employed in the local economy.

Access the detailed tables for further exploration of each characteristic.

Data source

Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) – Census 2016 and 2021 – by usual residence

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Resident workers key statistics - All industries
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Namenumber%. % Victorianumber%. % Victoria2016 to 2021
Resident workers
Total Resident workers (Census)129,587100.0100.0103,579100.0100.0+26,008
Males65,35450.451.853,06251.252.6+12,292
Females64,23949.648.250,51648.847.4+13,723
Age structure
15 - 24 years20,03715.513.816,41315.813.9+3,624
25 - 54 years83,61664.566.766,45364.267.3+17,163
55 - 64 years19,95715.414.716,66416.114.7+3,293
65 years and over5,9924.64.84,0403.94.2+1,952
Top three industries
Health care and social assistance22,53617.414.115,86015.312.5+6,676
Construction14,54911.29.410,1799.88.3+4,370
Retail trade13,72510.69.412,26211.810.2+1,463
Top three occupations
Professionals29,36522.725.021,53120.823.3+7,834
Technicians and trades workers18,78914.512.615,52815.013.1+3,261
Community and personal service workers17,59913.611.013,39812.910.6+4,201
Hours worked
Full time71,97355.559.259,00257.061.1+12,971
Part time55,70043.039.142,72041.237.0+12,980
Qualifications
Bachelor or higher degree42,19432.639.027,23326.333.3+14,961
Advanced diploma or diploma15,59812.011.512,28711.911.5+3,311
Certificate level31,95124.719.527,19926.320.9+4,752
No qualifications37,41628.927.834,11832.931.5+3,298
Individual Income
Less than $50018,58614.313.3--------
$500 -$1,99987,53067.566.1--------
$2,000 or more22,23017.219.6--------
Method of Travel to Work
Car81,64363.053.875,89173.365.9+5,752
Public Transport2,6362.04.45,5205.312.4-2,884
Bicycle8170.60.78550.81.2-38
Walked only2,5201.92.32,6502.63.2-130
Other Characteristics
Born overseas24,03018.533.916,09815.530.8+7,932
Speaks a language other than English at home15,72412.127.810,0839.725.3+5,641
Arrived between 2016 and August 20214,9493.86.6--------

City of Greater Geelong

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