Gympie Regional Council

Local workers - Occupations - All industries

In Gympie Regional Council, 14.6% of workers were Professionals, compared to 21.4% in Queensland.

Occupation is a key component for evaluating the socio-economic status of the local workers and the skills required to work in each industry sector.

The occupations of the local workers in Gympie Regional Council will be influenced by factors including:

  • The economic base and employment opportunities available in Gympie Regional Council;
  • The age of the workforce;
  • The skill and qualification level required to enter an industry; and
  • The working and social aspirations of the population.

For a complete local workers analysis for Gympie Regional Council, view Occupations in conjunction with other indicators, such as Educational qualifications and Income.

Data source

Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) – Census 2016 & 2021 – by place of work

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Local workers occupations
Gympie Regional Council - All industries 20212016Change
Occupations (Click rows to view sub-categories)Number%. QueenslandNumber%. Queensland2016 - 2021
Managers2,35413.112.42,20514.012.1+149
Professionals2,63214.621.42,28814.619.9+344
Technicians and Trades Workers2,44013.513.72,10213.414.2+338
Community and Personal Service Workers2,34113.012.41,86211.911.4+479
Clerical and Administrative Workers2,06211.512.71,81611.613.7+246
Sales Workers1,86010.38.71,70610.99.7+154
Machinery Operators And Drivers1,4047.86.81,2097.76.9+195
Labourers2,55714.210.12,24514.310.6+312
Inadequately described or not stated3582.01.92651.71.6+93
Total Persons18,008100.0100.015,698100.0100.0+2,310

Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2016 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions)

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Dominant groups

An analysis of the jobs held by the All industries workforce in Gympie Regional Council in 2021shows the three most popular occupations were:

  • Professionals (2,632 local workers or 14.6%)
  • Labourers (2,557 local workers or 14.2%)
  • Technicians and Trades Workers (2,440 local workers or 13.5%)

In combination these three occupations accounted for 7,629 people in total or 42.3% of the All industries local workers.

In comparison, Queensland employed 21.4% as Professionals; 10.1% as Labourers and 13.7% as Technicians and Trades Workers.

The major differences between the jobs held by the workforce in Gympie Regional Council and Queensland were:

  • A smaller percentage of local workers employed as Professionals (14.6% compared to 21.4%)
  • A larger percentage of local workers employed as Labourers (14.2% compared to 10.1%)
  • A larger percentage of local workers employed as Sales Workers (10.3% compared to 8.7%)
  • A smaller percentage of local workers employed as Clerical and Administrative Workers (11.5% compared to 12.7%)

Emerging groups

The largest changes in the jobs held by the workforce in Gympie Regional Council between2016 and 2021 were those employed as:

  • Community and Personal Service Workers (+479 local workers)
  • Professionals (+344 local workers)
  • Technicians and Trades Workers (+338 local workers)
  • Labourers (+312 local workers)

Gympie Regional Council

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