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NSROC Region

tourism workforce

In 2016, there were 18,313 people who make up the tourism workforce in the NSROC Region, of this 43.7% worked full-time and 56.3% 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 NSROC 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 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
NSROC Region2016
MeasureNSROC Region% of total industryNew South Wales%% of total industry in NSROC Region
Tourism workforce
Total workers 18,313100.0100.05.8
Males9,12249.847.25.6
Females9,19150.252.85.9
Age structure
15 to 24 years5,71431.229.214.2
25 to 44 years7,71742.140.75.0
45 to 54 Years2,62314.315.84.0
55 to 64 Years1,7529.611.34.1
65 years and over5072.83.03.5
Hours worked
Worked full-time8,00043.743.43.8
Worked part-time9,52152.051.710.2
Away from work7854.34.95.7
Qualifications
Bachelor or higher degree4,41824.117.32.8
Advanced diploma or diploma2,50913.711.96.7
Certificate level2,61714.319.46.3
No qualifications8,33345.548.511.4
Ethnicity
Australian-born7,74642.357.64.6
Born overseas10,46757.241.27.0
Birthplace not stated1100.61.34.9
Speaks a language other than English9,31450.936.38.3
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander880.51.95.6
Individual income
Less than $5007,12738.937.215.3
$500 -$1,74910,08755.156.96.0
$1,750 or more8724.84.50.9

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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