Cook Shire

tourism workforce

In 2021, there were 231 people who make up the tourism workforce in Cook Shire, of this 59.3% worked full-time and 37.7% 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 Cook Shire 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
Cook Shire2021
MeasureCook Shire% of total industryQueensland%% of total industry in Cook Shire
Tourism workforce
Total workers 231100.0100.09.5
Males9541.141.76.9
Females13658.958.313.2
Age structure
15 to 24 years5423.434.919.4
25 to 44 years8034.638.28.1
45 to 54 Years4318.613.57.8
55 to 64 Years4318.610.29.6
65 years and over52.23.23.1
Hours worked
Worked full-time13759.331.88.4
Worked part-time7130.750.013.3
Away from work166.918.26.2
Qualifications
Bachelor or higher degree3916.915.58.7
Advanced diploma or diploma2812.112.112.2
Certificate level6829.424.08.0
No qualifications8637.246.110.8
Level of education inadequately described000.60
Level of education not stated41.71.84.8
Ethnicity
Australian-born15165.463.57.8
Born overseas7231.236.515.2
Speaks a language other than English4419.024.313.4
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander2410.43.35.4
Individual income
Less than $5002711.731.310.1
$500 -$2,00018379.262.913.3
$2,000 or more229.55.03.1

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

Cook Shire Council

economic profile