Kyogle Council area

tourism workforce

In 2016, there were 114 people who make up the tourism workforce in Kyogle Council area, of this 36.0% worked full-time and 69.3% 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 Kyogle 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 2016 Census.

Data source

Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) – Census 2016 – by place of work

Current benchmark:
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  • Key Statistics
  • Occupations
Value of tourism
Kyogle Council area2016
MeasureKyogle Council area% of total industryNSW%% of total industry in Kyogle Council area
Tourism workforce
Total workers 114100.0100.04.2
Males2925.447.21.9
Females8574.652.87.0
Age structure
15 to 24 years2622.829.29.2
25 to 44 years3833.340.74.8
45 to 54 Years2320.215.83.5
55 to 64 Years2219.311.33.2
65 years and over54.43.01.7
Hours worked
Worked full-time4136.043.42.7
Worked part-time7061.451.76.7
Away from work97.94.96.1
Qualifications
Bachelor or higher degree65.317.31.2
Advanced diploma or diploma1210.511.94.9
Certificate level2521.919.43.3
No qualifications7162.348.56.4
Ethnicity
Australian-born9886.057.64.3
Born overseas1513.241.24.1
Birthplace not stated001.30
Speaks a language other than English32.636.31.9
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander54.41.98.9
Individual income
Less than $5007263.237.29.0
$500 -$1,7494741.256.92.9
$1,750 or more54.44.52.1

Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2016. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions).

Please refer to specific data notes for more information

Kyogle Council

economic profile