City of Kingston

Local workers - Key statistics - All industries

In the City of Kingston 56.1% of the local workers (All industries) are males and 43.9% 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 City of Kingston 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
City of Kingston20212016change
Namenumber%. Victorianumber%. Victoria2016 to 2021
Local workers
Total local workers (Census)83,752100.0100.073,833100.0100.0+9,919
Males47,01556.151.842,05257.052.6+4,963
Females36,73643.948.231,78143.047.4+4,955
Age structure
15 - 24 years12,30214.713.810,67514.513.9+1,627
25 - 54 years53,57064.066.748,47965.767.3+5,091
55 - 64 years13,58216.214.711,38815.414.6+2,194
65 years and over4,2965.14.83,2954.54.2+1,001
Top three industries
Manufacturing13,88616.67.013,86318.87.8+23
Retail trade9,98611.99.49,71913.210.2+267
Construction8,97910.79.46,0788.28.3+2,901
Top three occupations
Professionals14,12616.925.011,66815.823.2+2,458
Managers12,64615.114.010,52614.313.5+2,120
Technicians and trades workers12,47814.912.611,13515.113.1+1,343
Hours worked
Full time50,38460.259.246,70463.361.0+3,680
Part time32,06738.339.125,80635.037.0+6,261
Qualifications
Bachelor or higher degree26,63231.839.019,11025.933.3+7,522
Advanced diploma or diploma10,58112.611.59,00612.211.5+1,575
Certificate level17,46320.919.516,79822.820.8+665
No qualifications27,16632.427.826,92736.531.6+239
Individual Income
Less than $50011,64813.913.3--00--
$500 -$1,99958,36069.766.1--00--
$2,000 or more12,86515.419.5--00--
Method of Travel to Work
Car54,72765.353.858,35579.065.9-3,628
Public Transport2,5453.04.43,2544.412.4-709
Bicycle4150.50.74390.61.2-24
Walked only1,1751.42.31,1811.63.2-6
Other Characteristics
Born overseas33,97840.633.928,08438.030.8+5,894
Speaks a language other than English at home27,23832.527.822,78430.925.3+4,454
Arrived between 2016 and August 20215,8206.96.5--00--

City of Kingston

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