Lockyer Valley Regional Council
Resident workers - Occupations of employment
Occupations are a key component in evaluating the knowledge, experience and skill-levels that industry can draw upon locally. It should be viewed with other indicators, such as Age structure, Qualifications, and Income for a comprehensive analysis of the Lockyer Valley Regional Council's local resident workers.
When comparing the occupations of local resident workers with local workers, Occupation data indicates whether an economy draws on the skills offered by its own residents or relies on a different set of skills imported from elsewhere in the region.
Data source
Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) – Census 2016 and 2021 – by usual residence
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| Lockyer Valley Regional Council | 2021 | 2016 | Change | ||||||
| Occupations (Click rows to view sub-categories) | Number | % | Queensland | Number | % | Queensland | 2016 - 2021 | ||
| Managers | 2,307 | 12.8 | 12.5 | 2,008 | 12.7 | 12.1 | +299 | ||
| Professionals | 2,141 | 11.9 | 21.4 | 1,855 | 11.8 | 19.8 | +286 | ||
| Technicians and Trades Workers | 2,568 | 14.3 | 13.7 | 2,365 | 15.0 | 14.3 | +203 | ||
| Community and Personal Service Workers | 2,012 | 11.2 | 12.3 | 1,668 | 10.6 | 11.3 | +344 | ||
| Clerical and Administrative Workers | 1,963 | 10.9 | 12.7 | 1,815 | 11.5 | 13.6 | +148 | ||
| Sales Workers | 1,475 | 8.2 | 8.7 | 1,339 | 8.5 | 9.7 | +136 | ||
| Machinery Operators And Drivers | 1,757 | 9.8 | 6.8 | 1,621 | 10.3 | 6.9 | +136 | ||
| Labourers | 3,403 | 18.9 | 10.1 | 2,855 | 18.1 | 10.5 | +548 | ||
| Inadequately described or not stated | 349 | 1.9 | 1.9 | 245 | 1.6 | 1.6 | +104 | ||
| Total Persons | 17,975 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 15,771 | 100.0 | 100.0 | +2,204 | ||
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2016 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions) | |||||||||
Dominant groups
An analysis of the jobs held by the resident workers in the Lockyer Valley Regional Council in 2021shows the three most popular occupations were:
- Labourers (3,403 people or 18.9%)
- Technicians and Trades Workers (2,568 people or 14.3%)
- Managers (2,307 people or 12.8%)
In combination these three occupations accounted for 8,278 people in total or 46.0% of the resident workers (All industries).
In comparison, Queensland employed 10.1% in Labourers; 13.7% in Technicians and Trades Workers and 12.5% in Managers.
The major differences between the jobs held by the resident workers (All industries) of the Lockyer Valley Regional Council and Queensland were:
- A smaller percentage of resident workers (All industries) employed as Professionals (11.9% compared to 21.4%)
- A larger percentage of resident workers (All industries) employed as Labourers (18.9% compared to 10.1%)
- A larger percentage of resident workers (All industries) employed as Machinery Operators And Drivers (9.8% compared to 6.8%)
- A smaller percentage of resident workers (All industries) employed as Clerical and Administrative Workers (10.9% compared to 12.7%)
Emerging groups
The number of resident workers (All industries) in the Lockyer Valley Regional Council increased by 2,204 between 2016 and 2021.
The largest change in the occupations of the resident workers between 2016 and 2021 in the Lockyer Valley Regional Council were those employed as:
- Labourers (+548 persons)
- Community and Personal Service Workers (+344 persons)
- Managers (+299 persons)
- Professionals (+286 persons)