Bathurst Regional Council area

Resident workers - Key statistics - All industries

7,215 people or 35.3% of Bathurst Regional Council area'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
Bathurst Regional Council area20212016change
Namenumber%. % New South Walesnumber%. % New South Wales2016 to 2021
Resident workers
Total Resident workers (Census)20,457100.0100.018,166100.0100.0+2,291
Males10,30750.451.59,24450.952.6+1,063
Females10,14349.648.58,92549.147.4+1,218
Age structure
15 - 24 years3,54817.313.82,97916.414.0+569
25 - 54 years12,33660.365.711,22561.866.6+1,111
55 - 64 years3,35516.415.33,04716.815.0+308
65 years and over1,2005.95.19225.14.3+278
Top three industries
Health care and social assistance3,36716.514.42,44313.412.5+924
Education and training2,30711.38.72,18012.08.4+127
Retail trade1,9389.59.01,91410.59.7+24
Top three occupations
Professionals3,89819.125.83,43518.923.6+463
Community and personal service workers3,06815.010.62,44613.510.4+622
Technicians and trades workers2,90314.211.92,62814.512.7+275
Hours worked
Full time12,45260.958.011,16561.563.1+1,287
Part time7,71237.740.36,65436.634.9+1,058
Qualifications
Bachelor or higher degree5,17825.338.44,17723.032.6+1,001
Advanced diploma or diploma2,03710.011.01,84810.211.2+189
Certificate level6,30930.821.35,65831.122.2+651
No qualifications6,52231.927.05,95332.831.1+569
Individual Income
Less than $5002,77113.511.5--------
$500 -$1,99914,27169.864.9--------
$2,000 or more3,18215.622.7--------
Method of Travel to Work
Car14,60271.446.613,79775.962.1+805
Public Transport950.54.01210.715.9-26
Bicycle500.20.4860.50.7-36
Walked only6473.22.56903.83.9-43
Other Characteristics
Born overseas2,35911.533.91,7409.632.7+619
Speaks a language other than English at home1,3256.527.17964.426.2+529
Arrived between 2016 and August 20214412.26.1--------

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