Southern Downs Regional Council area

Resident workers - Key statistics - All industries

3,824 people or 25.5% of the Southern Downs Regional Council area'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%. % Queenslandnumber%. % Queensland2016 to 2021
Resident workers
Total Resident workers (Census)14,978100.0100.014,092100.0100.0+886
Males7,64651.050.87,41452.652.0+232
Females7,33249.049.26,67947.448.0+653
Age structure
15 - 24 years2,22314.815.52,13615.215.6+87
25 - 54 years8,20754.864.58,05057.165.6+157
55 - 64 years3,11320.815.32,84420.214.8+269
65 years and over1,4309.54.71,0657.64.0+365
Top three industries
Health care and social assistance2,06513.815.41,57611.213.0+489
Agriculture, forestry and fishing1,96513.12.61,93813.82.8+27
Retail trade1,62210.89.31,58811.39.9+34
Top three occupations
Labourers2,54317.010.12,51617.910.5+27
Managers2,31715.512.52,24715.912.1+70
Professionals1,93812.921.41,72612.219.8+212
Hours worked
Full time8,37255.959.08,21858.362.4+154
Part time6,25641.839.25,52339.235.8+733
Qualifications
Bachelor or higher degree2,48216.629.42,00514.225.1+477
Advanced diploma or diploma1,3429.011.31,2258.710.9+117
Certificate level4,74431.726.54,11129.226.4+633
No qualifications6,00240.130.66,26344.435.0-261
Individual Income
Less than $5002,85819.113.1--------
$500 -$1,99910,62070.968.1--------
$2,000 or more1,2768.517.8--------
Method of Travel to Work
Car10,62170.964.69,93970.569.3+682
Public Transport560.44.1540.47.0+2
Bicycle550.40.7760.51.0-21
Walked only6364.22.66634.73.3-27
Other Characteristics
Born overseas1,67411.227.81,47910.525.8+195
Speaks a language other than English at home8185.514.46764.812.3+142
Arrived between 2016 and August 20213092.14.4--------

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