Town of Cambridge

Resident workers - Key statistics - All industries

10,771 people or 71.9% of the Town of Cambridge'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%. % Western Australianumber%. % Western Australia2016 to 2021
Resident workers
Total Resident workers (Census)14,988100.0100.012,937100.0100.0+2,051
Males7,67751.252.26,76652.353.5+911
Females7,31148.847.86,17347.746.5+1,138
Age structure
15 - 24 years2,07313.814.31,75613.614.1+317
25 - 54 years9,32662.264.98,29564.166.8+1,031
55 - 64 years2,60217.415.72,18516.914.9+417
65 years and over9776.55.16965.44.2+281
Top three industries
Health care and social assistance2,73818.313.62,13416.511.7+604
Professional, scientific and technical services2,29815.36.91,86014.46.4+438
Education and training1,50610.18.81,37910.68.7+127
Top three occupations
Professionals6,44443.022.05,42041.920.5+1,024
Managers2,88719.312.32,29817.812.0+589
Clerical and administrative workers1,58110.512.11,48911.513.0+92
Hours worked
Full time8,67657.960.27,58858.761.8+1,088
Part time6,16341.138.25,21540.336.5+948
Qualifications
Bachelor or higher degree9,44963.031.27,61458.927.5+1,835
Advanced diploma or diploma1,3228.810.91,2469.610.8+76
Certificate level1,2658.425.21,1518.925.1+114
No qualifications2,67217.830.22,63720.433.7+35
Individual Income
Less than $5001,95313.013.5--------
$500 -$1,9996,37542.562.4--------
$2,000 or more6,55543.723.1--------
Method of Travel to Work
Car8,97359.967.38,11662.768.2+857
Public Transport1,3799.27.41,36010.59.2+19
Bicycle3892.60.74313.31.0-42
Walked only3822.52.24763.72.8-94
Other Characteristics
Born overseas5,34835.739.54,50334.838.8+845
Speaks a language other than English at home2,23414.920.01,86914.418.4+365
Arrived between 2016 and August 20216864.64.9--------

Town of Cambridge

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