RDA Ipswich West Moreton

Resident workers - Occupations of employment

There are more resident workers (All industries) Professionals in the RDA Ipswich West Moreton than any other occupation.

Occupations are a key component in evaluating the knowledge, experience and skill-levels that industry can draw upon locally. It should be viewed with other indicators, such as Age structure, Qualifications, and Income for a comprehensive analysis of the RDA Ipswich West Moreton 's local resident workers.

When comparing the occupations of local resident workers with local workers, Occupation data indicates whether an economy draws on the skills offered by its own residents or relies on a different set of skills imported from elsewhere in the region.

Data source

Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) – Census 2016 and 2021 – by usual residence

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Resident workers occupations
RDA Ipswich West Moreton 20212016Change
Occupations (Click rows to view sub-categories)Number%. QueenslandNumber%. Queensland2016 - 2021
Managers16,54210.912.513,46110.712.1+3,081
Professionals23,22515.421.417,55613.919.8+5,669
Technicians and Trades Workers22,09614.613.719,18515.214.3+2,911
Community and Personal Service Workers20,14313.312.315,33012.111.3+4,813
Clerical and Administrative Workers19,59713.012.717,18813.613.6+2,409
Sales Workers12,7168.48.711,5599.29.7+1,157
Machinery Operators And Drivers14,3179.56.812,2629.76.9+2,055
Labourers19,45912.910.117,54113.910.5+1,918
Inadequately described or not stated3,1702.11.92,1751.71.6+995
Total Persons151,265100.0100.0126,257100.0100.0+25,008

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 resident workers in the RDA Ipswich West Moreton in 2021shows the three most popular occupations were:

  • Professionals (23,225 people or 15.4%)
  • Technicians and Trades Workers (22,096 people or 14.6%)
  • Community and Personal Service Workers (20,143 people or 13.3%)

In combination these three occupations accounted for 65,464 people in total or 43.3% of the resident workers (All industries).

In comparison, Queensland employed 21.4% in Professionals; 13.7% in Technicians and Trades Workers and 12.3% in Community and Personal Service Workers.

The major differences between the jobs held by the resident workers (All industries) of the RDA Ipswich West Moreton and Queensland were:

  • A smaller percentage of resident workers (All industries) employed as Professionals (15.4% compared to 21.4%)
  • A larger percentage of resident workers (All industries) employed as Labourers (12.9% compared to 10.1%)
  • A larger percentage of resident workers (All industries) employed as Machinery Operators And Drivers (9.5% compared to 6.8%)
  • A smaller percentage of resident workers (All industries) employed as Managers (10.9% compared to 12.5%)

Emerging groups

The number of resident workers (All industries) in the RDA Ipswich West Moreton increased by 25,008 between 2016 and 2021.

The largest change in the occupations of the resident workers between 2016 and 2021 in the RDA Ipswich West Moreton were those employed as:

  • Professionals (+5,669 persons)
  • Community and Personal Service Workers (+4,813 persons)
  • Managers (+3,081 persons)
  • Technicians and Trades Workers (+2,911 persons)

RDA Ipswich West Moreton

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