Goulburn Mulwaree Council area

tourism workforce

In 2021, there were 795 people who make up the tourism workforce in Goulburn Mulwaree Council area, of this 34.7% worked full-time and 65.0% 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 Goulburn Mulwaree 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
Goulburn Mulwaree Council area2021
MeasureGoulburn Mulwaree Council area% of total industryNew South Wales%% of total industry in Goulburn Mulwaree Council area
Tourism workforce
Total workers 795100.0100.06.1
Males29036.545.24.5
Females50563.554.87.7
Age structure
15 to 24 years22828.730.411.4
25 to 44 years30738.639.45.9
45 to 54 Years10313.014.44.0
55 to 64 Years11814.812.14.9
65 years and over445.53.75.2
Hours worked
Worked full-time27634.726.03.5
Worked part-time45056.648.510.5
Away from work678.425.57.9
Qualifications
Bachelor or higher degree779.719.22.9
Advanced diploma or diploma698.712.84.7
Certificate level19724.819.84.8
No qualifications43955.245.99.7
Level of education inadequately described40.50.66.9
Level of education not stated172.11.77.8
Ethnicity
Australian-born63279.560.45.6
Born overseas16020.139.69.5
Speaks a language other than English13416.933.512.6
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander293.62.86.0
Individual income
Less than $50022928.827.713.3
$500 -$2,00054368.364.76.4
$2,000 or more334.26.81.2

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

Goulburn Mulwaree

economic profile