RDA Wide Bay Burnett Region

Local workers - Key statistics - All industries

In the RDA Wide Bay Burnett Region 47.9% of the local workers (All industries) are males and 52.1% 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 Wide Bay Burnett 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)103,611100.0100.091,917100.0100.0+11,694
Males49,60747.950.744,76048.751.8+4,847
Females53,99352.149.347,15651.348.2+6,837
Age structure
15 - 24 years16,02215.515.613,64414.815.6+2,378
25 - 54 years60,61358.564.455,67360.665.6+4,940
55 - 64 years20,31719.615.317,47219.014.8+2,845
65 years and over6,6476.44.75,1315.64.0+1,516
Top three industries
Health care and social assistance19,59818.915.414,96716.313.0+4,631
Retail trade11,67311.39.311,14912.19.9+524
Education and training9,7099.48.99,1219.99.0+588
Top three occupations
Professionals16,21515.621.414,18615.419.9+2,029
Community and personal service workers15,23914.712.412,03313.111.4+3,206
Labourers15,03414.510.113,09014.210.6+1,944
Hours worked
Full time58,20056.258.952,44657.162.3+5,754
Part time43,02041.539.337,48540.835.9+5,535
Qualifications
Bachelor or higher degree19,35118.729.315,16516.525.1+4,186
Advanced diploma or diploma10,2679.911.38,9589.710.9+1,309
Certificate level33,44932.326.527,90130.426.3+5,548
No qualifications37,82136.530.736,96540.235.0+856
Individual Income
Less than $50017,11416.513.2--00--
$500 -$1,99974,89772.368.3--00--
$2,000 or more10,0769.717.5--00--
Method of Travel to Work
Car78,00775.364.967,79173.869.6+10,216
Public Transport6890.74.16800.76.9+9
Bicycle5720.60.77370.81.0-165
Walked only3,1963.12.63,3473.63.3-151
Other Characteristics
Born overseas15,35914.827.712,08313.125.7+3,276
Speaks a language other than English at home6,2006.014.44,2714.612.3+1,929
Arrived between 2016 and August 20212,9232.84.4--00--

RDA Wide Bay Burnett Region

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