City of Melbourne

tourism workforce

In 2016, there were 34,780 people who make up the tourism workforce in the City of Melbourne, of this 47.4% worked full-time and 52.6% 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 the City of Melbourne 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
City of Melbourne2016
MeasureCity of Melbourne% of total industryVictoria%% of total industry in City of Melbourne
Tourism workforce
Total workers 34,780100.0100.08.0
Males17,92951.547.07.7
Females16,85148.553.08.2
Age structure
15 to 24 years10,22229.431.423.0
25 to 44 years18,74753.942.07.3
45 to 54 Years3,4189.814.24.2
55 to 64 Years1,8785.49.84.3
65 years and over5151.52.64.9
Hours worked
Worked full-time16,49447.441.25.2
Worked part-time16,66147.953.817.1
Away from work1,6254.75.07.5
Qualifications
Bachelor or higher degree10,41830.018.54.2
Advanced diploma or diploma5,19214.913.011.1
Certificate level5,30715.319.012.3
No qualifications13,09237.646.814.7
Ethnicity
Australian-born14,20640.857.65.6
Born overseas20,25358.241.111.4
Birthplace not stated3170.91.38.2
Speaks a language other than English17,92951.536.612.5
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander1600.50.69.6
Individual income
Less than $50011,30332.541.127.4
$500 -$1,74921,71762.453.89.2
$1,750 or more1,3423.93.50.9

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

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