City of Brisbane

Local workers - Occupations - All industries

In the City of Brisbane, 28.9% of workers were Professionals, compared to 21.4% in Queensland.

Occupation is a key component for evaluating the socio-economic status of the local workers and the skills required to work in each industry sector.

The occupations of the local workers in the City of Brisbane will be influenced by factors including:

  • The economic base and employment opportunities available in the City of Brisbane;
  • The age of the workforce;
  • The skill and qualification level required to enter an industry; and
  • The working and social aspirations of the population.

For a complete local workers analysis for the City of Brisbane, view Occupations in conjunction with other indicators, such as Educational qualifications and Income.

Data source

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

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Local workers occupations
City of Brisbane - All industries 20212016Change
Occupations (Click rows to view sub-categories)Number%. QueenslandNumber%. Queensland2016 - 2021
Managers112,53513.812.491,80512.912.1+20,730
Professionals234,90328.921.4189,77326.619.9+45,130
Technicians and Trades Workers84,32210.413.778,41311.014.2+5,909
Community and Personal Service Workers83,81010.312.472,10710.111.4+11,703
Clerical and Administrative Workers122,48015.012.7117,97316.513.7+4,507
Sales Workers59,6467.38.760,4428.59.7-796
Machinery Operators And Drivers45,3515.66.840,0315.66.9+5,320
Labourers56,6787.010.152,1117.310.6+4,567
Inadequately described or not stated14,2981.81.911,5731.61.6+2,725
Total Persons814,023100.0100.0714,228100.0100.0+99,795

Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2016 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions)

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Dominant groups

An analysis of the jobs held by the All industries workforce in the City of Brisbane in 2021shows the three most popular occupations were:

  • Professionals (234,903 local workers or 28.9%)
  • Clerical and Administrative Workers (122,480 local workers or 15.0%)
  • Managers (112,535 local workers or 13.8%)

In combination these three occupations accounted for 469,918 people in total or 57.7% of the All industries local workers.

In comparison, Queensland employed 21.4% as Professionals; 12.7% as Clerical and Administrative Workers and 12.4% as Managers.

The major differences between the jobs held by the workforce in the City of Brisbane and Queensland were:

  • A larger percentage of local workers employed as Professionals (28.9% compared to 21.4%)
  • A smaller percentage of local workers employed as Technicians and Trades Workers (10.4% compared to 13.7%)
  • A smaller percentage of local workers employed as Labourers (7.0% compared to 10.1%)
  • A larger percentage of local workers employed as Clerical and Administrative Workers (15.0% compared to 12.7%)

Emerging groups

The largest changes in the jobs held by the workforce in the City of Brisbane between2016 and 2021 were those employed as:

  • Professionals (+45,130 local workers)
  • Managers (+20,730 local workers)
  • Community and Personal Service Workers (+11,703 local workers)
  • Technicians and Trades Workers (+5,909 local workers)

City of Brisbane

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