City of Brimbank

Resident workers - Key statistics - All industries

34,636 people or 41.7% of the City of Brimbank'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)82,979100.0100.080,029100.0100.0+2,950
Males45,16654.451.844,74155.952.6+425
Females37,80945.648.235,28844.147.4+2,521
Age structure
15 - 24 years12,06214.513.812,25915.313.9-197
25 - 54 years55,75267.266.754,91768.667.3+835
55 - 64 years12,23614.714.710,83713.514.7+1,399
65 years and over2,9193.54.82,0142.54.2+905
Top three industries
Health care and social assistance9,40411.314.17,9309.912.5+1,474
Retail trade8,45110.29.48,41910.510.2+32
Manufacturing7,9939.67.08,68610.97.8-693
Top three occupations
Professionals13,91516.825.011,58714.523.3+2,328
Technicians and trades workers11,30613.612.611,08313.813.1+223
Clerical and administrative workers11,08113.412.410,98913.713.3+92
Hours worked
Full time48,03657.959.248,43860.561.1-402
Part time32,74439.539.129,11336.437.0+3,631
Qualifications
Bachelor or higher degree25,34530.539.019,64124.533.3+5,704
Advanced diploma or diploma9,29111.211.59,18811.511.5+103
Certificate level15,01518.119.515,67119.620.9-656
No qualifications31,17637.627.832,83841.031.5-1,662
Individual Income
Less than $50012,25614.813.3--------
$500 -$1,99960,78473.366.1--------
$2,000 or more8,93210.819.6--------
Method of Travel to Work
Car51,75962.453.857,47771.865.9-5,718
Public Transport5,2016.34.410,98613.712.4-5,785
Bicycle1850.20.72350.31.2-50
Walked only6200.72.37230.93.2-103
Other Characteristics
Born overseas44,06553.133.942,62553.330.8+1,440
Speaks a language other than English at home48,99659.027.847,71059.625.3+1,286
Arrived between 2016 and August 20217,1628.66.6--------

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