City of Parramatta

Resident workers - Key statistics - All industries

84,128 people or 68.4% of the City of Parramatta's resident workers (All industries) have a tertiary qualification.

The local resident workers include all employed people who are resident in the local area regardless of where they work. In other words, it is the people who live locally and therefore have the potential to work locally and is an important resource for the local economy. Their characteristics inform us about the skills that are available locally, even if they are not currently employed in the local economy.

Access the detailed tables for further exploration of each characteristic.

Data source

Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) – Census 2016 and 2021 – by usual residence

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Resident workers key statistics - All industries
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Namenumber%. % New South Walesnumber%. % New South Wales2016 to 2021
Resident workers
Total Resident workers (Census)123,037100.0100.0106,590100.0100.0+16,447
Males65,34253.151.558,29754.752.6+7,045
Females57,69546.948.548,28945.347.4+9,406
Age structure
15 - 24 years14,04511.413.812,08811.314.0+1,957
25 - 54 years90,69773.765.778,27473.466.6+12,423
55 - 64 years14,10911.515.312,79212.015.0+1,317
65 years and over4,1873.45.13,4343.24.3+753
Top three industries
Health care and social assistance17,51914.214.413,34012.512.5+4,179
Professional, scientific and technical services15,91312.98.912,19911.48.1+3,714
Retail trade10,5188.59.09,6389.09.7+880
Top three occupations
Professionals43,03535.025.833,77231.723.6+9,263
Clerical and administrative workers17,43814.213.016,42915.413.8+1,009
Managers16,81813.714.613,51712.713.5+3,301
Hours worked
Full time74,16660.358.072,07767.663.1+2,089
Part time46,63137.940.332,59030.634.9+14,041
Qualifications
Bachelor or higher degree71,45358.138.452,68449.432.6+18,769
Advanced diploma or diploma12,67510.311.011,66210.911.2+1,013
Certificate level13,61011.121.314,13113.322.2-521
No qualifications22,42618.227.025,22223.731.1-2,796
Individual Income
Less than $50011,7199.511.5--------
$500 -$1,99979,89764.964.9--------
$2,000 or more30,51324.822.7--------
Method of Travel to Work
Car39,15331.846.658,67555.062.1-19,522
Public Transport8,8337.24.029,34527.515.9-20,512
Bicycle3040.20.44530.40.7-149
Walked only2,4132.02.53,7603.53.9-1,347
Other Characteristics
Born overseas78,17463.533.963,78059.832.7+14,394
Speaks a language other than English at home73,46859.727.159,45355.826.2+14,015
Arrived between 2016 and August 202119,89916.26.1--------

City of Parramatta

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