Western Downs Regional Council area

Local workers - Key statistics - All industries

In the Western Downs Regional Council area 56.3% of the local workers (All industries) are males and 43.7% are female.

The local workers is made up of all the people who are employed in the local area, regardless of where they live. Local workers statistics reveal how the characteristics of the local workers in the Western Downs Regional Council area vary between each industry sector and indicates specific industry sector local workers requirements and employment opportunities.

Access the detailed tables for further exploration of each characteristic.

NOTE: All tables in the workers section are based on Census employment data which differ from the NIEIR employment estimates. See data notes for more details.

Data source

Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) – Census 2016 & 2021 – by place of work

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Local workers key statistics - All industries
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Namenumber%. Queenslandnumber%. Queensland2016 to 2021
Local workers
Total local workers (Census)16,464100.0100.016,244100.0100.0+220
Males9,27756.350.79,58459.051.8-307
Females7,19143.749.36,65541.048.2+536
Age structure
15 - 24 years2,36014.315.62,25913.915.6+101
25 - 54 years10,02660.964.410,29163.465.6-265
55 - 64 years2,79917.015.32,60316.014.8+196
65 years and over1,2847.84.71,0966.74.0+188
Top three industries
Agriculture, forestry and fishing2,73216.62.62,76317.02.8-31
Retail trade1,5969.79.31,4238.89.9+173
Construction1,5159.29.11,82811.38.9-313
Top three occupations
Managers3,05518.612.43,02318.612.1+32
Technicians and trades workers2,91617.713.73,02518.614.2-109
Labourers2,25213.710.12,04312.610.6+209
Hours worked
Full time10,84665.958.911,00867.862.3-162
Part time5,25031.939.34,88630.135.9+364
Qualifications
Bachelor or higher degree2,73016.629.32,38014.725.1+350
Advanced diploma or diploma1,6049.711.31,5519.510.9+53
Certificate level5,64934.326.55,23632.226.3+413
No qualifications6,09137.030.76,52840.235.0-437
Individual Income
Less than $5002,35314.313.2--00--
$500 -$1,99910,72365.168.3--00--
$2,000 or more3,09818.817.5--00--
Method of Travel to Work
Car10,92566.464.910,43864.369.6+487
Public Transport3642.24.13442.16.9+20
Bicycle880.50.71260.81.0-38
Walked only8495.22.61,0506.53.3-201
Other Characteristics
Born overseas2,02312.327.71,83311.325.7+190
Speaks a language other than English at home9695.914.47834.812.3+186
Arrived between 2016 and August 20214722.94.4--00--

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