City of Port Phillip

Resident workers - Key statistics - All industries

42,967 people or 70.4% of City of Port Phillip'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%. % Victorianumber%. % Victoria2016 to 2021
Resident workers
Total Resident workers (Census)61,013100.0100.057,702100.0100.0+3,311
Males30,19949.551.828,95450.252.6+1,245
Females30,81150.548.228,75549.847.4+2,056
Age structure
15 - 24 years5,2208.613.85,1328.913.9+88
25 - 54 years45,55874.766.744,41977.067.3+1,139
55 - 64 years7,47012.214.75,99810.414.7+1,472
65 years and over2,7644.54.82,1543.74.2+610
Top three industries
Professional, scientific and technical services9,91116.28.49,38916.37.9+522
Health care and social assistance7,22411.814.15,92310.312.5+1,301
Education and training5,2348.68.84,8898.58.6+345
Top three occupations
Professionals23,23038.125.021,83337.823.3+1,397
Managers12,45720.414.011,22519.513.5+1,232
Clerical and administrative workers6,89611.312.47,08712.313.3-191
Hours worked
Full time40,42966.359.240,82670.861.1-397
Part time19,90332.639.116,14228.037.0+3,761
Qualifications
Bachelor or higher degree36,38959.639.032,13355.733.3+4,256
Advanced diploma or diploma6,57810.811.56,38211.111.5+196
Certificate level6,41410.519.56,60711.520.9-193
No qualifications10,43117.127.811,29419.631.5-863
Individual Income
Less than $5004,6217.613.3--------
$500 -$1,99934,17956.066.1--------
$2,000 or more21,77635.719.6--------
Method of Travel to Work
Car17,60328.953.825,50244.265.9-7,899
Public Transport5,0148.24.415,46226.812.4-10,448
Bicycle1,3672.20.72,6004.51.2-1,233
Walked only2,8674.72.34,4327.73.2-1,565
Other Characteristics
Born overseas23,06537.833.920,91036.230.8+2,155
Speaks a language other than English at home12,71220.827.811,50519.925.3+1,207
Arrived between 2016 and August 20216,84511.26.6--------

City of Port Phillip

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