Cairns
Local workers - Occupations - Manufacturing
Within Cairns, the Manufacturing workforce has a similar proportion of Managers and Professionals compared to 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 Cairns will be influenced by factors including:
- The economic base and employment opportunities available in Cairns;
- 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 Cairns, view Occupations in conjunction with other indicators, such as Educational qualifications and Income.
Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) – Census 2011 (experimental imputed) & 2016 – by place of work
Please note – The 2016 Census used a new methodology to “impute” a work location to people who didn’t state their workplace address. As a result, 2016 and 2011 place of work data are not normally comparable. To allow comparison between 2011 and 2016, .id has sourced a 2011 dataset from the ABS which was experimentally imputed using the same methodology. To provide this detail, Cairns in 2011 had to be constructed from a best fit of Work Destination Zones (DZNs). While it may not be an exact match to the LGA or region boundary, it is considered close enough to allow some comparison. Users should treat this time series data with caution, however, and not compare directly with 2011 data from any other source.
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| Cairns - Manufacturing | 2016 | 2011 | Change | ||||||
| Occupations (Click rows to view sub-categories) | Number | % | Queensland % | Number | % | Queensland % | 2011 to 2016 | ||
| Managers | 340 | 13.0 | 14.0 | 400 | 11.9 | 13.0 | -60 | 25000 | P |
| Professionals | 138 | 5.3 | 6.8 | 140 | 4.2 | 6.4 | -2 | 26000 | P |
| Technicians and Trades Workers | 1,088 | 41.5 | 27.8 | 1,384 | 41.3 | 29.4 | -296 | 27000 | P |
| Community and Personal Service Workers | 48 | 1.8 | 1.0 | 58 | 1.7 | 0.7 | -10 | 28000 | P |
| Clerical and Administrative Workers | 265 | 10.1 | 10.1 | 388 | 11.6 | 10.6 | -123 | 29000 | P |
| Sales Workers | 184 | 7.0 | 5.6 | 260 | 7.8 | 5.4 | -76 | 30000 | P |
| Machinery Operators And Drivers | 303 | 11.5 | 13.6 | 380 | 11.3 | 13.8 | -77 | 31000 | P |
| Labourers | 237 | 9.0 | 20.1 | 291 | 8.7 | 19.1 | -54 | 32000 | P |
| Inadequately described or not stated | 21 | 0.8 | 1.0 | 50 | 1.5 | 1.5 | -29 | 33000 | P |
| Total persons | 2,624 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 3,351 | 100.0 | 100.0 | -727 | ||
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing (opens a new window) 2011 and 2016. Compiled and presented by .id (opens a new window), the population experts.
Dominant groups
An analysis of the jobs held by the Manufacturing workforce in Cairns in 2016 shows the three most popular occupations were:
- Technicians and Trades Workers (1,088 local workers or 41.5%)
- Managers (340 local workers or 13.0%)
- Machinery Operators And Drivers (303 local workers or 11.5%)
In combination these three occupations accounted for 1,731 people in total or 66.0% of the Manufacturing local workers .
In comparison, Queensland employed 27.8% as Technicians and Trades Workers; 14.0% as Managers; and 13.6% as Machinery Operators And Drivers.
The major differences between the jobs held by the Manufacturing workforce in Cairns and Queensland were:
- A larger percentage of local workers employed as Technicians and Trades Workers (41.5% compared to 27.8%)
- A smaller percentage of local workers employed as Labourers (9.0% compared to 20.1%)
- A smaller percentage of local workers employed as Machinery Operators And Drivers (11.5% compared to 13.6%)
- A smaller percentage of local workers employed as Professionals (5.3% compared to 6.8%)
Emerging groups
The largest changes in the jobs held by the Manufacturing in Cairns workforce between 2011 and 2016 were:
- Technicians and Trades Workers (-296 local workers)
- Clerical and Administrative Workers (-123 local workers)
- Machinery Operators And Drivers (-77 local workers)
- Sales Workers (-76 local workers)