RDA Darling Downs and South West Region

Local workers - Key statistics - All industries

In the RDA Darling Downs and South West Region 50.6% of the local workers (All industries) are males and 49.4% are female.

The local workers is made up of all the people who are employed in the local area, regardless of where they live. Local workers statistics reveal how the characteristics of the local workers in the RDA Darling Downs and South West Region vary between each industry sector and indicates specific industry sector local workers requirements and employment opportunities.

Access the detailed tables for further exploration of each characteristic.

NOTE: All tables in the workers section are based on Census employment data which differ from the NIEIR employment estimates. See data notes for more details.

Data source

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

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Local workers key statistics - All industries
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Namenumber%. Queenslandnumber%. Queensland2016 to 2021
Local workers
Total local workers (Census)125,731100.0100.0116,277100.0100.0+9,454
Males63,65650.650.760,77152.351.8+2,885
Females62,09249.449.355,52747.848.2+6,565
Age structure
15 - 24 years20,15716.015.618,01615.515.6+2,141
25 - 54 years75,49460.064.471,60061.665.6+3,894
55 - 64 years21,73417.315.319,76317.014.8+1,971
65 years and over8,3556.64.76,9216.04.0+1,434
Top three industries
Health care and social assistance20,47416.315.415,31313.213.0+5,161
Agriculture, forestry and fishing12,81610.22.612,93011.12.8-114
Education and training12,5039.98.911,60710.09.0+896
Top three occupations
Professionals21,92617.421.419,20916.519.9+2,717
Managers18,38014.612.417,76315.312.1+617
Technicians and trades workers17,48613.913.716,69314.414.2+793
Hours worked
Full time77,58361.758.973,97263.662.3+3,611
Part time45,83036.539.340,11934.535.9+5,711
Qualifications
Bachelor or higher degree28,67322.829.322,91219.725.1+5,761
Advanced diploma or diploma12,89710.311.311,63510.010.9+1,262
Certificate level37,69430.026.533,07328.426.3+4,621
No qualifications43,72834.830.745,35039.035.0-1,622
Individual Income
Less than $50018,30414.613.2--00--
$500 -$1,99988,21670.268.3--00--
$2,000 or more17,69714.117.5--00--
Method of Travel to Work
Car91,35072.764.983,20571.669.6+8,145
Public Transport8030.64.18060.76.9-3
Bicycle6560.50.78580.71.0-202
Walked only5,0074.02.65,4694.73.3-462
Other Characteristics
Born overseas18,20014.527.714,47112.425.7+3,729
Speaks a language other than English at home10,2268.114.46,9706.012.3+3,256
Arrived between 2016 and August 20213,8743.14.4--00--

RDA Darling Downs and South West Region

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