Bulloo Shire

Local workers - Occupations - All industries

In the Bulloo Shire, 26.2% of workers were Labourers, 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 Bulloo Shire will be influenced by factors including:

  • The economic base and employment opportunities available in the Bulloo Shire;
  • 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 Bulloo Shire, 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
Bulloo Shire - All industries 20212016Change
Occupations (Click rows to view sub-categories)Number%. QueenslandNumber%. Queensland2016 - 2021
Managers5721.312.45620.512.1+1
Professionals176.421.4155.519.9+2
Technicians and Trades Workers4215.713.76824.914.2-26
Community and Personal Service Workers145.212.4134.811.4+1
Clerical and Administrative Workers238.612.73011.013.7-7
Sales Workers83.08.762.29.7+2
Machinery Operators And Drivers269.76.83713.66.9-11
Labourers7026.210.14115.010.6+29
Inadequately described or not stated103.71.972.61.6+3
Total Persons267100.0100.0273100.0100.0-6

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 Bulloo Shire in 2021shows the three most popular occupations were:

  • Labourers (70 local workers or 26.2%)
  • Managers (57 local workers or 21.3%)
  • Technicians and Trades Workers (42 local workers or 15.7%)

In combination these three occupations accounted for 169 people in total or 63.3% of the All industries local workers.

In comparison, Queensland employed 10.1% as Labourers; 12.4% as Managers and 13.7% as Technicians and Trades Workers.

The major differences between the jobs held by the workforce in the Bulloo Shire and Queensland were:

  • A larger percentage of local workers employed as Labourers (26.2% compared to 10.1%)
  • A smaller percentage of local workers employed as Professionals (6.4% compared to 21.4%)
  • A larger percentage of local workers employed as Managers (21.3% compared to 12.4%)
  • A smaller percentage of local workers employed as Community and Personal Service Workers (5.2% compared to 12.4%)

Emerging groups

The largest changes in the jobs held by the workforce in the Bulloo Shire between2016 and 2021 were those employed as:

  • Labourers (+29 local workers)
  • Technicians and Trades Workers (-26 local workers)
  • Machinery Operators And Drivers (-11 local workers)
  • Clerical and Administrative Workers (-7 local workers)

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