Sunshine Coast Council

Local workers - Key statistics - All industries

In the Sunshine Coast Council 46.6% of the local workers (All industries) are males and 53.4% are female.

The local workers is made up of all the people who are employed in the local area, regardless of where they live. Local workers statistics reveal how the characteristics of the local workers in the Sunshine Coast Council vary between each industry sector and indicates specific industry sector local workers requirements and employment opportunities.

Access the detailed tables for further exploration of each characteristic.

NOTE: All tables in the workers section are based on Census employment data which differ from the NIEIR employment estimates. See data notes for more details.

Data source

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

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Local workers key statistics - All industries
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Namenumber%. Queenslandnumber%. Queensland2016 to 2021
Local workers
Total local workers (Census)136,267100.0100.0110,848100.0100.0+25,419
Males63,47146.650.751,86646.851.8+11,605
Females72,79753.449.358,98353.248.2+13,814
Age structure
15 - 24 years22,25016.315.617,39315.715.6+4,857
25 - 54 years83,98961.664.469,81163.065.6+14,178
55 - 64 years23,13317.015.318,67716.814.8+4,456
65 years and over6,8915.14.74,9694.54.0+1,922
Top three industries
Health care and social assistance26,30819.315.418,20716.413.0+8,101
Retail trade14,38310.69.313,15511.99.9+1,228
Construction14,26210.59.110,4209.48.9+3,842
Top three occupations
Professionals28,59421.021.421,88919.719.9+6,705
Community and personal service workers18,89913.912.413,98312.611.4+4,916
Technicians and trades workers18,87113.813.715,54514.014.2+3,326
Hours worked
Full time69,79251.258.961,09355.162.3+8,699
Part time64,21347.139.347,90743.235.9+16,306
Qualifications
Bachelor or higher degree37,16927.329.325,69823.225.1+11,471
Advanced diploma or diploma17,26312.711.313,77412.410.9+3,489
Certificate level38,39628.226.530,74827.726.3+7,648
No qualifications40,38229.630.737,70334.035.0+2,679
Individual Income
Less than $50020,91715.413.2--00--
$500 -$1,99996,38070.768.3--00--
$2,000 or more17,53912.917.5--00--
Method of Travel to Work
Car94,23769.264.981,86473.969.6+12,373
Public Transport1,2150.94.11,4121.36.9-197
Bicycle1,1290.80.79470.91.0+182
Walked only2,9032.12.62,9012.63.3+2
Other Characteristics
Born overseas33,41224.527.725,18922.725.7+8,223
Speaks a language other than English at home10,5217.714.46,5335.912.3+3,988
Arrived between 2016 and August 20215,0663.74.4--00--

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