Cairns

Resident workers - Key statistics - All industries

30,457 people or 38.2% of Cairns'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%. % Queenslandnumber%. % Queensland2016 to 2021
Resident workers
Total Resident workers (Census)79,649100.0100.072,407100.0100.0+7,242
Males39,40049.550.836,40150.352.0+2,999
Females40,24850.549.236,00849.748.0+4,240
Age structure
15 - 24 years11,02313.815.59,95113.715.6+1,072
25 - 54 years51,19964.364.548,07566.465.6+3,124
55 - 64 years13,30116.715.311,31415.614.8+1,987
65 years and over4,1275.24.73,0664.24.0+1,061
Top three industries
Health care and social assistance14,38918.115.410,44614.413.0+3,943
Accommodation and food services7,9089.97.27,26810.07.3+640
Retail trade7,7069.79.37,68510.69.9+21
Top three occupations
Professionals16,23520.421.413,93619.219.8+2,299
Technicians and trades workers11,93115.013.710,82615.014.3+1,105
Community and personal service workers11,88714.912.39,95113.711.3+1,936
Hours worked
Full time46,58558.559.045,18062.462.4+1,405
Part time31,73739.839.225,86435.735.8+5,873
Qualifications
Bachelor or higher degree20,66125.929.416,29622.525.1+4,365
Advanced diploma or diploma9,79612.311.38,56911.810.9+1,227
Certificate level23,32529.326.520,88128.826.4+2,444
No qualifications23,96030.130.624,35533.635.0-395
Individual Income
Less than $50010,07412.613.1--------
$500 -$1,99957,11371.768.1--------
$2,000 or more11,64214.617.8--------
Method of Travel to Work
Car50,73063.764.653,88274.469.3-3,152
Public Transport1,1311.44.11,6302.37.0-499
Bicycle9061.10.71,3581.91.0-452
Walked only1,9892.52.62,4023.33.3-413
Other Characteristics
Born overseas22,07627.727.819,28826.625.8+2,788
Speaks a language other than English at home11,79214.814.49,66413.312.3+2,128
Arrived between 2016 and August 20213,1013.94.4--------

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