Charters Towers Regional Council

Local workers - Occupations - All industries

In Charters Towers Regional Council, 15.8% of workers were Professionals, compared to 21.4% in 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 Charters Towers Regional Council will be influenced by factors including:

  • The economic base and employment opportunities available in Charters Towers Regional Council;
  • 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 Charters Towers Regional Council, view Occupations in conjunction with other indicators, such as Educational qualifications and Income.

Data source

Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) – Census 2016 & 2021 – by place of work

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Local workers occupations
Charters Towers Regional Council - All industries 20212016Change
Occupations (Click rows to view sub-categories)Number%. QueenslandNumber%. Queensland2016 - 2021
Managers70514.212.467715.812.1+28
Professionals78415.821.465815.419.9+126
Technicians and Trades Workers73014.713.758113.614.2+149
Community and Personal Service Workers55111.112.448611.411.4+65
Clerical and Administrative Workers4308.712.74169.713.7+14
Sales Workers3567.28.73748.79.7-18
Machinery Operators And Drivers59812.16.84009.46.9+198
Labourers68313.810.161414.410.6+69
Inadequately described or not stated1202.41.9691.61.6+51
Total Persons4,957100.0100.04,275100.0100.0+682

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 All industries workforce in Charters Towers Regional Council in 2021shows the three most popular occupations were:

  • Professionals (784 local workers or 15.8%)
  • Technicians and Trades Workers (730 local workers or 14.7%)
  • Managers (705 local workers or 14.2%)

In combination these three occupations accounted for 2,219 people in total or 44.8% of the All industries local workers.

In comparison, Queensland employed 21.4% as Professionals; 13.7% as Technicians and Trades Workers and 12.4% as Managers.

The major differences between the jobs held by the workforce in Charters Towers Regional Council and Queensland were:

  • A smaller percentage of local workers employed as Professionals (15.8% compared to 21.4%)
  • A larger percentage of local workers employed as Machinery Operators And Drivers (12.1% compared to 6.8%)
  • A smaller percentage of local workers employed as Clerical and Administrative Workers (8.7% compared to 12.7%)
  • A larger percentage of local workers employed as Labourers (13.8% compared to 10.1%)

Emerging groups

The largest changes in the jobs held by the workforce in Charters Towers Regional Council between2016 and 2021 were those employed as:

  • Machinery Operators And Drivers (+198 local workers)
  • Technicians and Trades Workers (+149 local workers)
  • Professionals (+126 local workers)
  • Labourers (+69 local workers)

Charters Towers Regional Council

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