RDA Darling Downs and South West Region
Local workers - Occupations - Other Services
In the RDA Darling Downs and South West Region (Other Services), 50.1% of workers were Technicians and Trades Workers, compared to 44.5% 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 2011 (experimental imputed) & 2016 – by place of work
| Local workers occupations | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RDA Darling Downs and South West Region - Other Services | 2016 | 2011 | Change | ||||||
| Occupations (Click rows to view sub-categories) | Number | % | Queensland | Number | % | Queensland | 2011 - 2016 | ||
| Managers | 277 | 6.1 | 7.9 | 201 | 4.7 | 7.0 | +76 | ||
| Professionals | 318 | 7.0 | 8.0 | 329 | 7.8 | 7.8 | -11 | ||
| Technicians and Trades Workers | 2,276 | 50.1 | 44.5 | 2,232 | 52.7 | 47.4 | +44 | ||
| Community and Personal Service Workers | 517 | 11.4 | 15.3 | 452 | 10.7 | 12.4 | +65 | ||
| Clerical and Administrative Workers | 514 | 11.3 | 10.9 | 530 | 12.5 | 11.9 | -16 | ||
| Sales Workers | 95 | 2.1 | 2.1 | 61 | 1.4 | 1.8 | +34 | ||
| Machinery Operators And Drivers | 70 | 1.5 | 1.6 | 55 | 1.3 | 1.9 | +15 | ||
| Labourers | 451 | 9.9 | 8.9 | 358 | 8.4 | 9.0 | +93 | ||
| Inadequately described or not stated | 27 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 21 | 0.5 | 0.8 | +6 | ||
| Total Persons | 4,545 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 4,239 | 100.0 | 100.0 | +306 | ||
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2011 and 2016. Compiled and presented by .id informed decisions Please refer to specific data notes for more information | |||||||||
Dominant groups
An analysis of the jobs held by the Other Services workforce in the RDA Darling Downs and South West Region in 2016 shows the three most popular occupations were:
- Technicians and Trades Workers (2,276 local workers or 50.1%)
- Community and Personal Service Workers (517 local workers or 11.4%)
- Clerical and Administrative Workers (514 local workers or 11.3%)
In combination these three occupations accounted for 3,307 people in total or 72.7% of the Other Services local workers.
In comparison, Queensland employed 44.5% as Technicians and Trades Workers; 15.3% as Community and Personal Service Workers and 10.9% as Clerical and Administrative Workers.
The major differences between the jobs held by the Other Services workforce in the RDA Darling Downs and South West Region and Queensland were:
- A larger percentage of local workers(Other Services) employed as Technicians and Trades Workers (50.1% compared to 44.5%)
- A smaller percentage of local workers(Other Services) employed as Community and Personal Service Workers (11.4% compared to 15.3%)
- A smaller percentage of local workers(Other Services) employed as Managers (6.1% compared to 7.9%)
- A smaller percentage of local workers(Other Services) employed as Professionals (7.0% compared to 8.0%)
Emerging groups
The largest changes in the jobs held by the Other Services workforce in the RDA Darling Downs and South West Region between 2011 and 2016 were those employed as:
- Labourers (+93 local workers)
- Managers (+76 local workers)
- Community and Personal Service Workers (+65 local workers)
- Technicians and Trades Workers (+44 local workers)