RDA Ipswich West Moreton

tourism workforce

In 2021, there were 6,265 people who make up the tourism workforce in the RDA Ipswich West Moreton , of this 29.8% worked full-time and 70.1% worked part-time or were away from work.

tourism are key industries in many parts of Australia, but it has not been well represented in economic profiles in the past due to the difficulty in defining it.

The tourism industries are defined by the ABS not as regular industries but as a set of occupation categories working across a number of industries.

This page presents some key statistics for tourism workers in the RDA Ipswich West Moreton with comparisons to benchmark areas. tourism data should be viewed in conjunction with the Industry sector analysis page for the accomodation sector, which has modelled estimates of the size of the industry on an annual basis. The Employment locations page will show where accommodation activity is taking place and the Local workers section will reveal the characteristics of accommodation workers.

Please note: Due to a change in the occupation classification, tourism occupation data are currently only available from the 2021 Census.

Data source

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

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  • Key Statistics
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Value of tourism
RDA Ipswich West Moreton 2021
MeasureRDA Ipswich West Moreton % of total industryQueensland%% of total industry in RDA Ipswich West Moreton
Tourism workforce
Total workers 6,265100.0100.05.7
Males2,39938.341.74.5
Females3,86861.758.36.9
Age structure
15 to 24 years2,52840.434.913.7
25 to 44 years2,14934.338.24.6
45 to 54 Years83813.413.53.8
55 to 64 Years5689.110.23.4
65 years and over1822.93.23.7
Hours worked
Worked full-time1,86429.831.83.0
Worked part-time3,01948.250.08.3
Away from work1,37421.918.213.3
Qualifications
Bachelor or higher degree71511.415.52.7
Advanced diploma or diploma69811.112.15.7
Certificate level1,73227.624.05.6
No qualifications2,99347.846.18.0
Level of education inadequately described250.40.64.6
Level of education not stated931.51.84.7
Ethnicity
Australian-born4,75275.963.55.8
Born overseas1,50724.136.55.6
Speaks a language other than English92714.824.36.1
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander2473.93.36.9
Individual income
Less than $5002,32037.031.314.1
$500 -$2,0003,42954.762.94.8
$2,000 or more4206.75.02.0

Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions).

Please refer to specific data notes for more information

RDA Ipswich West Moreton

economic profile