Maranoa Regional Council area

Resident workers - Occupations of employment

There are more resident workers (All industries) Managers in the Maranoa Regional Council area 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 the Maranoa 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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Resident workers occupations
Maranoa Regional Council area 20212016Change
Occupations (Click rows to view sub-categories)Number%. QueenslandNumber%. Queensland2016 - 2021
Managers1,45122.512.51,45622.912.1-5
Professionals83112.921.479512.519.8+36
Technicians and Trades Workers85813.313.784113.214.3+17
Community and Personal Service Workers5829.012.35448.611.3+38
Clerical and Administrative Workers75611.712.776112.013.6-5
Sales Workers4687.28.74547.19.7+14
Machinery Operators And Drivers5248.16.85859.26.9-61
Labourers85813.310.182413.010.5+34
Inadequately described or not stated1332.11.9921.41.6+41
Total Persons6,461100.0100.06,352100.0100.0+109

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 the Maranoa Regional Council area in 2021shows the three most popular occupations were:

  • Managers (1,451 people or 22.5%)
  • Technicians and Trades Workers (858 people or 13.3%)
  • Labourers (858 people or 13.3%)

In combination these three occupations accounted for 3,167 people in total or 49.0% of the resident workers (All industries).

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

The major differences between the jobs held by the resident workers (All industries) of the Maranoa Regional Council area and Queensland were:

  • A larger percentage of resident workers (All industries) employed as Managers (22.5% compared to 12.5%)
  • A smaller percentage of resident workers (All industries) employed as Professionals (12.9% compared to 21.4%)
  • A smaller percentage of resident workers (All industries) employed as Community and Personal Service Workers (9.0% compared to 12.3%)
  • A larger percentage of resident workers (All industries) employed as Labourers (13.3% compared to 10.1%)

Emerging groups

The number of resident workers (All industries) in the Maranoa Regional Council area increased by 109 between 2016 and 2021.

The largest change in the occupations of the resident workers between 2016 and 2021 in the Maranoa Regional Council area were those employed as:

  • Machinery Operators And Drivers (-61 persons)
  • Inadequately described or not stated (+41 persons)
  • Community and Personal Service Workers (+38 persons)
  • Professionals (+36 persons)

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