RDA Darling Downs and South West Region

Local workers - Occupations - All industries

In the RDA Darling Downs and South West Region, 17.4% of workers were Professionals, compared to 21.4% in Queensland.

Occupation is a key component for evaluating the socio-economic status of the local workers and the skills required to work in each industry sector.

The occupations of the local workers in the RDA Darling Downs and South West Region will be influenced by factors including:

  • The economic base and employment opportunities available in the RDA Darling Downs and South West Region;
  • The age of the workforce;
  • The skill and qualification level required to enter an industry; and
  • The working and social aspirations of the population.

For a complete local workers analysis for the RDA Darling Downs and South West Region, view Occupations in conjunction with other indicators, such as Educational qualifications and Income.

Data source

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

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Local workers occupations
RDA Darling Downs and South West Region - All industries 20212016Change
Occupations (Click rows to view sub-categories)Number%. QueenslandNumber%. Queensland2016 - 2021
Managers18,38014.612.417,76315.312.1+617
Professionals21,92617.421.419,20916.519.9+2,717
Technicians and Trades Workers17,48613.913.716,69314.414.2+793
Community and Personal Service Workers15,33112.212.412,10710.411.4+3,224
Clerical and Administrative Workers15,10212.012.714,83212.813.7+270
Sales Workers10,4468.38.710,1958.89.7+251
Machinery Operators And Drivers9,1127.26.88,9297.76.9+183
Labourers15,72012.510.114,88412.810.6+836
Inadequately described or not stated2,2341.81.91,6501.41.6+584
Total Persons125,737100.0100.0116,262100.0100.0+9,475

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 All industries workforce in the RDA Darling Downs and South West Region in 2021shows the three most popular occupations were:

  • Professionals (21,926 local workers or 17.4%)
  • Managers (18,380 local workers or 14.6%)
  • Technicians and Trades Workers (17,486 local workers or 13.9%)

In combination these three occupations accounted for 57,792 people in total or 45.9% of the All industries local workers.

In comparison, Queensland employed 21.4% as Professionals; 12.4% as Managers and 13.7% as Technicians and Trades Workers.

The major differences between the jobs held by the workforce in the RDA Darling Downs and South West Region and Queensland were:

  • A smaller percentage of local workers employed as Professionals (17.4% compared to 21.4%)
  • A larger percentage of local workers employed as Labourers (12.5% compared to 10.1%)
  • A larger percentage of local workers employed as Managers (14.6% compared to 12.4%)
  • A smaller percentage of local workers employed as Clerical and Administrative Workers (12.0% compared to 12.7%)

Emerging groups

The largest changes in the jobs held by the workforce in the RDA Darling Downs and South West Region between2016 and 2021 were those employed as:

  • Community and Personal Service Workers (+3,224 local workers)
  • Professionals (+2,717 local workers)
  • Labourers (+836 local workers)
  • Technicians and Trades Workers (+793 local workers)

RDA Darling Downs and South West Region

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