Goondiwindi Regional Council area
Resident workers - Occupations of employment
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 the Goondiwindi Regional Council area'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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| Goondiwindi Regional Council area | 2021 | 2016 | Change | ||||||
| Occupations (Click rows to view sub-categories) | Number | % | Queensland | Number | % | Queensland | 2016 - 2021 | ||
| Managers | 1,003 | 20.8 | 12.5 | 1,017 | 20.9 | 12.1 | -14 | ||
| Professionals | 581 | 12.0 | 21.4 | 571 | 11.7 | 19.8 | +10 | ||
| Technicians and Trades Workers | 579 | 12.0 | 13.7 | 610 | 12.5 | 14.3 | -31 | ||
| Community and Personal Service Workers | 460 | 9.5 | 12.3 | 449 | 9.2 | 11.3 | +11 | ||
| Clerical and Administrative Workers | 506 | 10.5 | 12.7 | 538 | 11.1 | 13.6 | -32 | ||
| Sales Workers | 353 | 7.3 | 8.7 | 387 | 8.0 | 9.7 | -34 | ||
| Machinery Operators And Drivers | 497 | 10.3 | 6.8 | 485 | 10.0 | 6.9 | +12 | ||
| Labourers | 751 | 15.6 | 10.1 | 741 | 15.2 | 10.5 | +10 | ||
| Inadequately described or not stated | 95 | 2.0 | 1.9 | 67 | 1.4 | 1.6 | +28 | ||
| Total Persons | 4,825 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 4,865 | 100.0 | 100.0 | -40 | ||
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2016 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions) | |||||||||
Dominant groups
An analysis of the jobs held by the resident workers in the Goondiwindi Regional Council area in 2021shows the three most popular occupations were:
- Managers (1,003 people or 20.8%)
- Labourers (751 people or 15.6%)
- Professionals (581 people or 12.0%)
In combination these three occupations accounted for 2,335 people in total or 48.4% of the resident workers (All industries).
In comparison, Queensland employed 12.5% in Managers; 10.1% in Labourers and 21.4% in Professionals.
The major differences between the jobs held by the resident workers (All industries) of the Goondiwindi Regional Council area and Queensland were:
- A smaller percentage of resident workers (All industries) employed as Professionals (12.0% compared to 21.4%)
- A larger percentage of resident workers (All industries) employed as Managers (20.8% compared to 12.5%)
- A larger percentage of resident workers (All industries) employed as Labourers (15.6% compared to 10.1%)
- A larger percentage of resident workers (All industries) employed as Machinery Operators And Drivers (10.3% compared to 6.8%)
Emerging groups
The number of resident workers (All industries) in the Goondiwindi Regional Council area decreased by 40 between 2016 and 2021.
The largest change in the occupations of the resident workers between 2016 and 2021 in the Goondiwindi Regional Council area were those employed as:
- Sales Workers (-34 persons)
- Clerical and Administrative Workers (-32 persons)
- Technicians and Trades Workers (-31 persons)
- Inadequately described or not stated (+28 persons)