Clarence Valley Council area

tourism workforce

In 2021, there were 1,415 people who make up the tourism workforce in Clarence Valley Council area, of this 33.5% worked full-time and 66.1% worked part-time or were away from work.

tourism are key industries in many parts of Australia, but it has not been well represented in economic profiles in the past due to the difficulty in defining it.

The tourism industries are defined by the ABS not as regular industries but as a set of occupation categories working across a number of industries.

This page presents some key statistics for tourism workers in Clarence Valley Council area with comparisons to benchmark areas. tourism data should be viewed in conjunction with the Industry sector analysis page for the accomodation sector, which has modelled estimates of the size of the industry on an annual basis. The Employment locations page will show where accommodation activity is taking place and the Local workers section will reveal the characteristics of accommodation workers.

Please note: Due to a change in the occupation classification, tourism occupation data are currently only available from the 2021 Census.

Data source

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

Current benchmark:
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  • Key Statistics
  • Occupations
Value of tourism
Clarence Valley Council area2021
MeasureClarence Valley Council area% of total industryNew South Wales%% of total industry in Clarence Valley Council area
Tourism workforce
Total workers 1,415100.0100.07.7
Males51736.545.25.8
Females90063.654.89.6
Age structure
15 to 24 years40628.730.415.6
25 to 44 years46532.939.47.3
45 to 54 Years23616.714.45.8
55 to 64 Years25317.912.16.5
65 years and over624.43.74.5
Hours worked
Worked full-time47433.526.04.7
Worked part-time81157.348.511.4
Away from work1258.825.510.3
Qualifications
Bachelor or higher degree966.819.22.7
Advanced diploma or diploma1047.312.85.6
Certificate level43430.719.87.0
No qualifications75253.145.912.2
Level of education inadequately described000.60
Level of education not stated332.31.77.8
Ethnicity
Australian-born1,24988.360.47.5
Born overseas16411.639.69.5
Speaks a language other than English986.933.512.5
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander986.92.89.1
Individual income
Less than $50043931.027.714.5
$500 -$2,00090363.864.77.4
$2,000 or more584.16.82.0

Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions).

Please refer to specific data notes for more information

Clarence Valley Council

economic profile