Charters Towers Regional Council

Resident workers - Occupations of employment

There are more resident workers (All industries) Managers in Charters Towers Regional Council than any other occupation.

Occupations are a key component in evaluating the knowledge, experience and skill-levels that industry can draw upon locally. It should be viewed with other indicators, such as Age structure, Qualifications, and Income for a comprehensive analysis of Charters Towers Regional Council's local resident workers.

When comparing the occupations of local resident workers with local workers, Occupation data indicates whether an economy draws on the skills offered by its own residents or relies on a different set of skills imported from elsewhere in the region.

Data source

Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) – Census 2016 and 2021 – by usual residence

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Resident workers occupations
Charters Towers Regional Council 20212016Change
Occupations (Click rows to view sub-categories)Number%. QueenslandNumber%. Queensland2016 - 2021
Managers70214.812.570215.312.1--
Professionals67414.221.464014.019.8+34
Technicians and Trades Workers68314.413.764914.114.3+34
Community and Personal Service Workers53911.312.350611.011.3+33
Clerical and Administrative Workers4439.312.74389.513.6+5
Sales Workers3707.88.73808.39.7-10
Machinery Operators And Drivers55311.66.850911.16.9+44
Labourers67314.110.168815.010.5-15
Inadequately described or not stated1212.51.9751.61.6+46
Total Persons4,758100.0100.04,587100.0100.0+171

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 resident workers in Charters Towers Regional Council in 2021shows the three most popular occupations were:

  • Managers (702 people or 14.8%)
  • Technicians and Trades Workers (683 people or 14.4%)
  • Professionals (674 people or 14.2%)

In combination these three occupations accounted for 2,059 people in total or 43.3% of the resident workers (All industries).

In comparison, Queensland employed 12.5% in Managers; 13.7% in Technicians and Trades Workers and 21.4% in Professionals.

The major differences between the jobs held by the resident workers (All industries) of Charters Towers Regional Council and Queensland were:

  • A smaller percentage of resident workers (All industries) employed as Professionals (14.2% compared to 21.4%)
  • A larger percentage of resident workers (All industries) employed as Machinery Operators And Drivers (11.6% compared to 6.8%)
  • A larger percentage of resident workers (All industries) employed as Labourers (14.1% compared to 10.1%)
  • A smaller percentage of resident workers (All industries) employed as Clerical and Administrative Workers (9.3% compared to 12.7%)

Emerging groups

The number of resident workers (All industries) in Charters Towers Regional Council increased by 171 between 2016 and 2021.

The largest change in the occupations of the resident workers between 2016 and 2021 in Charters Towers Regional Council were those employed as:

  • Inadequately described or not stated (+46 persons)
  • Machinery Operators And Drivers (+44 persons)
  • Professionals (+34 persons)
  • Technicians and Trades Workers (+34 persons)

Charters Towers Regional Council

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