Northern Rivers Region

tourism workforce

In 2021, there were 9,832 people who make up the tourism workforce in the Northern Rivers Region, of this 28.3% worked full-time and 71.6% 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 Northern Rivers Region 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 2021 Census.

Data source

Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) – Census 2021 – by place of work

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  • Key Statistics
  • Occupations
Value of tourism
Northern Rivers Region2021
MeasureNorthern Rivers Region% of total industryNSW%% of total industry in Northern Rivers Region
Tourism workforce
Total workers 9,832100.0100.08.4
Males3,95940.345.27.1
Females5,86559.754.89.5
Age structure
15 to 24 years3,02430.830.418.0
25 to 44 years3,63837.039.48.4
45 to 54 Years1,44514.714.45.6
55 to 64 Years1,30613.312.15.6
65 years and over4264.33.74.9
Hours worked
Worked full-time2,78728.326.04.7
Worked part-time6,03961.448.512.0
Away from work1,00110.225.512.4
Qualifications
Bachelor or higher degree1,33913.619.24.3
Advanced diploma or diploma98010.012.87.5
Certificate level2,44224.819.87.4
No qualifications4,81248.945.912.9
Level of education inadequately described450.50.66.4
Level of education not stated1992.01.78.3
Ethnicity
Australian-born7,41275.460.47.5
Born overseas2,42124.639.613.0
Speaks a language other than English1,41114.433.517.9
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander3843.92.88.1
Individual income
Less than $5002,97230.227.715.8
$500 -$2,0006,35764.764.78.1
$2,000 or more4054.16.82.1

Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions).

Please refer to specific data notes for more information

Northern Rivers Region

economic profile