Gold Coast City

Local workers - Key statistics - All industries

In Gold Coast City 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 Gold Coast City 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)274,354100.0100.0235,526100.0100.0+38,828
Males133,06448.550.7115,69749.151.8+17,367
Females141,29051.549.3119,83050.948.2+21,460
Age structure
15 - 24 years44,30416.115.638,23716.215.6+6,067
25 - 54 years175,80664.164.4152,54264.865.6+23,264
55 - 64 years40,53514.815.334,11014.514.8+6,425
65 years and over13,6985.04.710,6324.54.0+3,066
Top three industries
Health care and social assistance42,22315.415.430,57913.013.0+11,644
Retail trade30,16511.09.327,59011.79.9+2,575
Construction27,35010.09.121,9439.38.9+5,407
Top three occupations
Professionals55,45020.221.443,35518.419.9+12,095
Technicians and trades workers37,16413.513.732,11013.614.2+5,054
Clerical and administrative workers35,80913.112.733,17214.113.7+2,637
Hours worked
Full time147,72153.858.9139,12959.162.3+8,592
Part time121,64344.339.392,18039.135.9+29,463
Qualifications
Bachelor or higher degree76,97128.129.354,67823.225.1+22,293
Advanced diploma or diploma37,12213.511.329,73312.610.9+7,389
Certificate level69,68125.426.560,71425.826.3+8,967
No qualifications83,86430.630.783,48635.435.0+378
Individual Income
Less than $50038,60214.113.2--00--
$500 -$1,999195,39871.268.3--00--
$2,000 or more37,31013.617.5--00--
Method of Travel to Work
Car190,64269.564.9176,79475.169.6+13,848
Public Transport6,5562.44.16,5882.86.9-32
Bicycle1,9170.70.72,1410.91.0-224
Walked only5,7712.12.66,2542.73.3-483
Other Characteristics
Born overseas94,69534.527.777,62033.025.7+17,075
Speaks a language other than English at home41,29815.114.430,82813.112.3+10,470
Arrived between 2016 and August 202115,2365.64.4--00--

Gold Coast City

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