City of Knox

Resident workers - Key statistics - All industries

39,817 people or 48.8% of the City of Knox's resident workers (All industries) have a tertiary qualification.

The local resident workers include all employed people who are resident in the local area regardless of where they work. In other words, it is the people who live locally and therefore have the potential to work locally and is an important resource for the local economy. Their characteristics inform us about the skills that are available locally, even if they are not currently employed in the local economy.

Access the detailed tables for further exploration of each characteristic.

Data source

Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) – Census 2016 and 2021 – by usual residence

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Resident workers key statistics - All industries
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Namenumber%. % Victorianumber%. % Victoria2016 to 2021
Resident workers
Total Resident workers (Census)81,521100.0100.077,349100.0100.0+4,172
Males42,07151.651.840,40452.252.6+1,667
Females39,45048.448.236,94547.847.4+2,505
Age structure
15 - 24 years11,40614.013.811,36614.713.9+40
25 - 54 years52,35464.266.750,02164.767.3+2,333
55 - 64 years13,87417.014.712,98516.814.7+889
65 years and over3,8874.84.82,9743.84.2+913
Top three industries
Health care and social assistance11,29113.914.19,44412.212.5+1,847
Retail trade8,71810.79.49,24412.010.2-526
Construction8,42010.39.47,5569.88.3+864
Top three occupations
Professionals19,14623.525.016,18720.923.3+2,959
Clerical and administrative workers11,81814.512.412,17515.713.3-357
Technicians and trades workers11,75814.412.611,76615.213.1-8
Hours worked
Full time49,18760.359.247,88561.961.1+1,302
Part time31,26338.339.128,23936.537.0+3,024
Qualifications
Bachelor or higher degree29,65336.439.022,46929.033.3+7,184
Advanced diploma or diploma10,16412.511.59,60212.411.5+562
Certificate level16,90820.719.517,54622.720.9-638
No qualifications23,27928.627.825,84633.431.5-2,567
Individual Income
Less than $50011,28313.813.3--------
$500 -$1,99955,34267.966.1--------
$2,000 or more14,07917.319.6--------
Method of Travel to Work
Car47,46258.253.858,11575.165.9-10,653
Public Transport2,3282.94.46,4818.412.4-4,153
Bicycle2140.30.72320.31.2-18
Walked only6130.82.37771.03.2-164
Other Characteristics
Born overseas30,03536.833.925,40232.830.8+4,633
Speaks a language other than English at home24,07129.527.819,69925.525.3+4,372
Arrived between 2016 and August 20212,8143.56.6--------

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