Western Downs Regional Council area

Resident workers - Occupations of employment

There are more resident workers (All industries) Managers in the Western Downs 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 Western Downs 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
Western Downs Regional Council area 20212016Change
Occupations (Click rows to view sub-categories)Number%. QueenslandNumber%. Queensland2016 - 2021
Managers2,90619.212.52,81419.512.1+92
Professionals1,73211.521.41,65211.519.8+80
Technicians and Trades Workers2,32915.413.72,32016.114.3+9
Community and Personal Service Workers1,3939.212.31,1848.211.3+209
Clerical and Administrative Workers1,63810.812.71,61811.213.6+20
Sales Workers1,1647.78.71,1748.19.7-10
Machinery Operators And Drivers1,4349.56.81,46110.16.9-27
Labourers2,24914.910.11,96513.610.5+284
Inadequately described or not stated2591.71.92281.61.6+31
Total Persons15,104100.0100.014,416100.0100.0+688

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

  • Managers (2,906 people or 19.2%)
  • Technicians and Trades Workers (2,329 people or 15.4%)
  • Labourers (2,249 people or 14.9%)

In combination these three occupations accounted for 7,484 people in total or 49.5% 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 Western Downs Regional Council area and Queensland were:

  • A smaller percentage of resident workers (All industries) employed as Professionals (11.5% compared to 21.4%)
  • A larger percentage of resident workers (All industries) employed as Managers (19.2% compared to 12.5%)
  • A larger percentage of resident workers (All industries) employed as Labourers (14.9% compared to 10.1%)
  • A smaller percentage of resident workers (All industries) employed as Community and Personal Service Workers (9.2% compared to 12.3%)

Emerging groups

The number of resident workers (All industries) in the Western Downs Regional Council area increased by 688 between 2016 and 2021.

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

  • Labourers (+284 persons)
  • Community and Personal Service Workers (+209 persons)
  • Managers (+92 persons)
  • Professionals (+80 persons)

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