Maranoa Regional Council
Local workers - Occupations - All industries
Occupation is a key component for evaluating the socio-economic status of the local workers and the skills required to work in each industry sector.
The occupations of the local workers in Maranoa Regional Council will be influenced by factors including:
- The economic base and employment opportunities available in Maranoa Regional Council;
- The age of the workforce;
- The skill and qualification level required to enter an industry; and
- The working and social aspirations of the population.
For a complete local workers analysis for Maranoa Regional Council, view Occupations in conjunction with other indicators, such as Educational qualifications and Income.
Data source
Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) – Census 2011 (experimental imputed) & 2016 – by place of work
| Local workers occupations | |||||||||
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| Maranoa Regional Council - All industries | 2016 | 2011 | Change | ||||||
| Occupations (Click rows to view sub-categories) | Number | % | Queensland | Number | % | Queensland | 2011 - 2016 | ||
| Managers | 1,545 | 21.9 | 12.1 | 1,617 | 22.4 | 12.0 | -72 | ||
| Professionals | 944 | 13.4 | 19.9 | 855 | 11.9 | 18.9 | +89 | ||
| Technicians and Trades Workers | 1,069 | 15.2 | 14.2 | 1,081 | 15.0 | 14.9 | -12 | ||
| Community and Personal Service Workers | 556 | 7.9 | 11.4 | 520 | 7.2 | 10.0 | +36 | ||
| Clerical and Administrative Workers | 809 | 11.5 | 13.7 | 880 | 12.2 | 14.7 | -71 | ||
| Sales Workers | 461 | 6.5 | 9.7 | 426 | 5.9 | 9.8 | +35 | ||
| Machinery Operators And Drivers | 719 | 10.2 | 6.9 | 793 | 11.0 | 7.3 | -74 | ||
| Labourers | 828 | 11.7 | 10.6 | 888 | 12.3 | 10.6 | -60 | ||
| Inadequately described or not stated | 118 | 1.7 | 1.6 | 149 | 2.1 | 1.8 | -31 | ||
| Total Persons | 7,049 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 7,209 | 100.0 | 100.0 | -160 | ||
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2011 and 2016. Compiled and presented by .id informed decisions Please refer to specific data notes for more information | |||||||||
Dominant groups
An analysis of the jobs held by the All industries workforce in Maranoa Regional Council in 2016 shows the three most popular occupations were:
- Managers (1,545 local workers or 21.9%)
- Technicians and Trades Workers (1,069 local workers or 15.2%)
- Professionals (944 local workers or 13.4%)
In combination these three occupations accounted for 3,558 people in total or 50.5% of the All industries local workers.
In comparison, Queensland employed 12.1% as Managers; 14.2% as Technicians and Trades Workers and 19.9% as Professionals.
The major differences between the jobs held by the workforce in Maranoa Regional Council and Queensland were:
- A larger percentage of local workers employed as Managers (21.9% compared to 12.1%)
- A smaller percentage of local workers employed as Professionals (13.4% compared to 19.9%)
- A smaller percentage of local workers employed as Community and Personal Service Workers (7.9% compared to 11.4%)
- A larger percentage of local workers employed as Machinery Operators And Drivers (10.2% compared to 6.9%)
Emerging groups
The largest changes in the jobs held by the workforce in Maranoa Regional Council between 2011 and 2016 were those employed as:
- Professionals (+89 local workers)
- Machinery Operators And Drivers (-74 local workers)
- Managers (-72 local workers)
- Clerical and Administrative Workers (-71 local workers)