City of Boroondara

Resident workers - Key statistics - All industries

63,029 people or 72.5% of the City of Boroondara'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
City of Boroondara20212016change
Namenumber%. % Victorianumber%. % Victoria2016 to 2021
Resident workers
Total Resident workers (Census)86,987100.0100.082,264100.0100.0+4,723
Males43,77550.351.841,95551.052.6+1,820
Females43,21649.748.240,30249.047.4+2,914
Age structure
15 - 24 years13,20215.213.812,04314.613.9+1,159
25 - 54 years53,58861.666.752,75264.167.3+836
55 - 64 years14,21816.314.712,53715.214.7+1,681
65 years and over5,9796.94.84,9326.04.2+1,047
Top three industries
Health care and social assistance13,70615.814.111,66914.212.5+2,037
Professional, scientific and technical services13,53015.68.412,33415.07.9+1,196
Education and training8,78510.18.88,64310.58.6+142
Top three occupations
Professionals35,03040.325.032,37639.423.3+2,654
Managers17,16919.714.015,44218.813.5+1,727
Clerical and administrative workers10,26011.812.410,39812.613.3-138
Hours worked
Full time51,68759.459.249,76960.561.1+1,918
Part time34,38039.539.131,30838.137.0+3,072
Qualifications
Bachelor or higher degree55,59063.939.049,08259.733.3+6,508
Advanced diploma or diploma7,4398.611.57,5309.211.5-91
Certificate level6,2557.219.56,7238.220.9-468
No qualifications16,26618.727.817,25221.031.5-986
Individual Income
Less than $50011,87313.613.3--------
$500 -$1,99942,60549.066.1--------
$2,000 or more31,76536.519.6--------
Method of Travel to Work
Car31,97736.853.845,39855.265.9-13,421
Public Transport4,7615.54.417,36321.112.4-12,602
Bicycle8140.90.71,5811.91.2-767
Walked only2,1682.52.32,9453.63.2-777
Other Characteristics
Born overseas29,98634.533.927,38333.330.8+2,603
Speaks a language other than English at home23,51727.027.821,56626.225.3+1,951
Arrived between 2016 and August 20214,4355.16.6--------

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