Far North Queensland Regional Organisation of Councils

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Local workers - Key statistics - All industries

In the FNQROC 48.5% of the local workers (All industries) are males and 51.5% 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 FNQROC 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)117,350100.0100.0109,043100.0100.0+8,307
Males56,91148.550.753,91149.451.8+3,000
Females60,42351.549.355,15150.648.2+5,272
Age structure
15 - 24 years16,13513.715.615,05413.815.6+1,081
25 - 54 years72,09361.464.469,19863.565.6+2,895
55 - 64 years21,43918.315.318,90017.314.8+2,539
65 years and over7,6676.54.75,8835.44.0+1,784
Top three industries
Health care and social assistance19,35716.515.414,78913.613.0+4,568
Accommodation and food services11,83410.17.211,03210.17.4+802
Retail trade11,5349.89.311,53910.69.9-5
Top three occupations
Professionals21,60118.421.418,82617.319.9+2,775
Community and personal service workers17,03014.512.414,50413.311.4+2,526
Technicians and trades workers15,78813.513.714,74213.514.2+1,046
Hours worked
Full time68,15858.158.967,14361.662.3+1,015
Part time46,67839.839.339,60936.335.9+7,069
Qualifications
Bachelor or higher degree27,79923.729.322,30120.525.1+5,498
Advanced diploma or diploma13,58011.611.312,06211.110.9+1,518
Certificate level34,13029.126.530,92928.426.3+3,201
No qualifications38,59332.930.739,87636.635.0-1,283
Individual Income
Less than $50016,50914.113.2--00--
$500 -$1,99984,94572.468.3--00--
$2,000 or more14,34312.217.5--00--
Method of Travel to Work
Car77,24965.864.979,36172.869.6-2,112
Public Transport1,6931.44.11,9611.86.9-268
Bicycle1,2371.10.71,7651.61.0-528
Walked only4,5193.92.65,0544.63.3-535
Other Characteristics
Born overseas28,89024.627.725,53323.425.7+3,357
Speaks a language other than English at home16,24713.814.413,34412.212.3+2,903
Arrived between 2016 and August 20214,9494.24.4--00--

Far North Queensland Regional Organisation of Councils

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