City of Charles Sturt

Resident workers - Key statistics - All industries

28,599 people or 46.6% of the City of Charles Sturt'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
City of Charles Sturt20212016change
Namenumber%. % South Australianumber%. % South Australia2016 to 2021
Resident workers
Total Resident workers (Census)61,344100.0100.051,717100.0100.0+9,627
Males31,16150.851.426,64551.551.9+4,516
Females30,18149.248.625,07448.548.1+5,107
Age structure
15 - 24 years8,82814.414.67,34614.214.1+1,482
25 - 54 years40,20265.563.334,35066.464.5+5,852
55 - 64 years9,66215.816.77,99915.516.8+1,663
65 years and over2,6564.35.32,0303.94.6+626
Top three industries
Health care and social assistance9,61415.716.47,31014.114.8+2,304
Retail trade5,9719.79.75,68511.010.7+286
Education and training5,4558.98.84,3818.58.6+1,074
Top three occupations
Professionals14,82224.221.511,28521.820.3+3,537
Clerical and administrative workers8,73914.212.57,99315.513.3+746
Managers7,89112.913.06,12611.812.6+1,765
Hours worked
Full time36,19359.057.230,77159.558.3+5,422
Part time24,39039.841.320,16739.040.1+4,223
Qualifications
Bachelor or higher degree21,86535.630.715,05529.125.9+6,810
Advanced diploma or diploma6,73411.010.35,73511.110.6+999
Certificate level13,14421.424.811,65022.525.1+1,494
No qualifications18,37630.032.117,86334.535.7+513
Individual Income
Less than $5007,94212.914.3--------
$500 -$1,99942,85169.969.9--------
$2,000 or more10,09616.514.9--------
Method of Travel to Work
Car41,73368.068.736,41370.470.5+5,320
Public Transport4,2647.05.34,7219.17.0-457
Bicycle7761.30.96881.31.0+88
Walked only8681.42.58741.72.8-6
Other Characteristics
Born overseas17,72528.926.113,44126.023.2+4,284
Speaks a language other than English at home16,16526.418.613,01925.215.4+3,146
Arrived between 2016 and August 20213,8956.35.1--------

City of Charles Sturt

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