Tweed Shire

Local workers - Key statistics - All industries

In the Tweed Shire 46.0% of the local workers (All industries) are males and 54.0% are female.

The local workers is made up of all the people who are employed in the local area, regardless of where they live. Local workers statistics reveal how the characteristics of the local workers in the Tweed Shire vary between each industry sector and indicates specific industry sector local workers requirements and employment opportunities.

Access the detailed tables for further exploration of each characteristic.

NOTE: All tables in the workers section are based on Census employment data which differ from the NIEIR employment estimates. See data notes for more details.

Data source

Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) – Census 2016 & 2021 – by place of work

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Local workers key statistics - All industries
Tweed Shire20212016change
Namenumber%. NSWnumber%. NSW2016 to 2021
Local workers
Total local workers (Census)33,249100.0100.028,162100.0100.0+5,087
Males15,29646.051.513,06446.452.6+2,232
Females17,96254.048.515,09953.647.4+2,863
Age structure
15 - 24 years5,11615.413.83,94514.014.0+1,171
25 - 54 years19,36058.265.816,86859.966.6+2,492
55 - 64 years6,54819.715.35,76720.515.0+781
65 years and over2,2536.85.11,5815.64.3+672
Top three industries
Health care and social assistance6,47219.514.45,05818.012.5+1,414
Retail trade3,98512.09.03,75713.39.7+228
Accommodation and food services3,53310.66.22,99110.67.1+542
Top three occupations
Professionals6,57919.825.95,27218.723.6+1,307
Community and personal service workers4,92114.810.63,95414.010.4+967
Technicians and trades workers4,40013.211.83,61912.912.7+781
Hours worked
Full time16,31249.158.014,48051.463.1+1,832
Part time16,27148.940.313,05446.434.9+3,217
Qualifications
Bachelor or higher degree8,48725.538.46,08521.632.6+2,402
Advanced diploma or diploma3,85911.611.03,21111.411.1+648
Certificate level9,24327.821.28,01628.522.2+1,227
No qualifications10,79332.527.010,00035.531.1+793
Individual Income
Less than $5005,66117.011.5--00--
$500 -$1,99923,49970.764.9--00--
$2,000 or more3,68911.122.7--00--
Method of Travel to Work
Car22,76568.546.420,39972.461.9+2,366
Public Transport2460.74.02550.916.0-9
Bicycle3231.00.42600.90.7+63
Walked only1,0103.02.59103.23.9+100
Other Characteristics
Born overseas6,15018.534.14,67916.632.8+1,471
Speaks a language other than English at home2,4427.327.21,6565.926.4+786
Arrived between 2016 and August 20218462.56.2--00--

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