Goondiwindi Regional Council area
Local workers - Occupations - All industries
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 Goondiwindi Regional Council area will be influenced by factors including:
- The economic base and employment opportunities available in the Goondiwindi Regional Council area;
- 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 Goondiwindi Regional Council area, 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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| Goondiwindi Regional Council area - All industries | 2021 | 2016 | Change | ||||||
| Occupations (Click rows to view sub-categories) | Number | % | Queensland | Number | % | Queensland | 2016 - 2021 | ||
| Managers | 982 | 20.6 | 12.4 | 1,018 | 21.4 | 12.1 | -36 | ||
| Professionals | 592 | 12.4 | 21.4 | 542 | 11.4 | 19.9 | +50 | ||
| Technicians and Trades Workers | 562 | 11.8 | 13.7 | 573 | 12.0 | 14.2 | -11 | ||
| Community and Personal Service Workers | 476 | 10.0 | 12.4 | 446 | 9.4 | 11.4 | +30 | ||
| Clerical and Administrative Workers | 501 | 10.5 | 12.7 | 537 | 11.3 | 13.7 | -36 | ||
| Sales Workers | 368 | 7.7 | 8.7 | 406 | 8.5 | 9.7 | -38 | ||
| Machinery Operators And Drivers | 442 | 9.3 | 6.8 | 452 | 9.5 | 6.9 | -10 | ||
| Labourers | 744 | 15.6 | 10.1 | 717 | 15.1 | 10.6 | +27 | ||
| Inadequately described or not stated | 90 | 1.9 | 1.9 | 67 | 1.4 | 1.6 | +23 | ||
| Total Persons | 4,757 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 4,758 | 100.0 | 100.0 | -1 | ||
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2016 and 2021. 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 All industries workforce in the Goondiwindi Regional Council area in 2021shows the three most popular occupations were:
- Managers (982 local workers or 20.6%)
- Labourers (744 local workers or 15.6%)
- Professionals (592 local workers or 12.4%)
In combination these three occupations accounted for 2,318 people in total or 48.7% of the All industries local workers.
In comparison, Queensland employed 12.4% as Managers; 10.1% as Labourers and 21.4% as Professionals.
The major differences between the jobs held by the workforce in the Goondiwindi Regional Council area and Queensland were:
- A smaller percentage of local workers employed as Professionals (12.4% compared to 21.4%)
- A larger percentage of local workers employed as Managers (20.6% compared to 12.4%)
- A larger percentage of local workers employed as Labourers (15.6% compared to 10.1%)
- A larger percentage of local workers employed as Machinery Operators And Drivers (9.3% compared to 6.8%)
Emerging groups
The largest changes in the jobs held by the workforce in the Goondiwindi Regional Council area between2016 and 2021 were those employed as:
- Professionals (+50 local workers)
- Sales Workers (-38 local workers)
- Managers (-36 local workers)
- Clerical and Administrative Workers (-36 local workers)