Hume City

Resident workers - Key statistics - All industries

43,537 people or 42.3% of Hume City'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)102,892100.0100.081,027100.0100.0+21,865
Males56,53254.951.844,86255.452.6+11,670
Females46,35545.148.236,16044.647.4+10,195
Age structure
15 - 24 years15,32314.913.812,89115.913.9+2,432
25 - 54 years71,56869.666.755,97569.167.3+15,593
55 - 64 years13,08212.714.710,17512.614.7+2,907
65 years and over2,9042.84.81,9772.44.2+927
Top three industries
Health care and social assistance12,86012.514.18,85110.912.5+4,009
Construction11,93211.69.47,9259.88.3+4,007
Transport, postal and warehousing10,0059.74.78,50210.54.8+1,503
Top three occupations
Professionals17,26416.825.011,44114.123.3+5,823
Technicians and trades workers15,70615.312.612,48415.413.1+3,222
Clerical and administrative workers13,94513.612.411,95314.813.3+1,992
Hours worked
Full time60,79359.159.249,91961.661.1+10,874
Part time39,54038.439.128,92835.737.0+10,612
Qualifications
Bachelor or higher degree30,08029.239.017,33521.433.3+12,745
Advanced diploma or diploma13,45713.111.59,91812.211.5+3,539
Certificate level22,25621.619.519,38123.920.9+2,875
No qualifications34,55433.627.831,87639.331.5+2,678
Individual Income
Less than $50014,22213.813.3--------
$500 -$1,99974,94072.866.1--------
$2,000 or more12,44012.119.6--------
Method of Travel to Work
Car66,16564.353.859,80273.865.9+6,363
Public Transport4,4544.34.48,28910.212.4-3,835
Bicycle1240.10.71270.21.2-3
Walked only6830.72.36720.83.2+11
Other Characteristics
Born overseas45,91144.633.930,86638.130.8+15,045
Speaks a language other than English at home48,07146.727.833,21841.025.3+14,853
Arrived between 2016 and August 20218,2308.06.6--------

Hume City

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