Quilpie Shire

Resident workers - Occupations of employment

There are more resident workers (All industries) Managers in Quilpie Shire than any other occupation.

Occupations are a key component in evaluating the knowledge, experience and skill-levels that industry can draw upon locally. It should be viewed with other indicators, such as Age structure, Qualifications, and Income for a comprehensive analysis of Quilpie Shire's local resident workers.

When comparing the occupations of local resident workers with local workers, Occupation data indicates whether an economy draws on the skills offered by its own residents or relies on a different set of skills imported from elsewhere in the region.

Data source

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

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Resident workers occupations
Quilpie Shire 20212016Change
Occupations (Click rows to view sub-categories)Number%. QueenslandNumber%. Queensland2016 - 2021
Managers10827.112.511024.712.1-2
Professionals4110.321.4368.119.8+5
Technicians and Trades Workers4912.313.75311.914.3-4
Community and Personal Service Workers225.512.3429.411.3-20
Clerical and Administrative Workers4611.612.74911.013.6-3
Sales Workers143.58.7173.89.7-3
Machinery Operators And Drivers4310.86.84810.86.9-5
Labourers6516.310.18118.210.5-16
Inadequately described or not stated102.51.9102.21.6--
Total Persons398100.0100.0446100.0100.0-48

Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2016 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions)

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Dominant groups

An analysis of the jobs held by the resident workers in Quilpie Shire in 2021shows the three most popular occupations were:

  • Managers (108 people or 27.1%)
  • Labourers (65 people or 16.3%)
  • Technicians and Trades Workers (49 people or 12.3%)

In combination these three occupations accounted for 222 people in total or 55.8% of the resident workers (All industries).

In comparison, Queensland employed 12.5% in Managers; 10.1% in Labourers and 13.7% in Technicians and Trades Workers.

The major differences between the jobs held by the resident workers (All industries) of Quilpie Shire and Queensland were:

  • A larger percentage of resident workers (All industries) employed as Managers (27.1% compared to 12.5%)
  • A smaller percentage of resident workers (All industries) employed as Professionals (10.3% compared to 21.4%)
  • A smaller percentage of resident workers (All industries) employed as Community and Personal Service Workers (5.5% compared to 12.3%)
  • A larger percentage of resident workers (All industries) employed as Labourers (16.3% compared to 10.1%)

Emerging groups

The number of resident workers (All industries) in Quilpie Shire decreased by 48 between 2016 and 2021.

The largest change in the occupations of the resident workers between 2016 and 2021 in Quilpie Shire were those employed as:

  • Community and Personal Service Workers (-20 persons)
  • Labourers (-16 persons)
  • Professionals (+5 persons)
  • Machinery Operators And Drivers (-5 persons)

Quilpie Shire

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