RDA MBSC

tourism workforce

In 2021, there were 21,873 people who make up the tourism workforce in the RDA MBSC, of this 24.8% worked full-time and 75.2% 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 MBSC 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
  • Occupations
Value of tourism
RDA MBSC2021
MeasureRDA MBSC% of total industryQueensland%% of total industry in RDA MBSC
Tourism workforce
Total workers 21,873100.0100.07.4
Males8,64439.541.76.3
Females13,22760.558.38.4
Age structure
15 to 24 years8,98041.134.917.4
25 to 44 years7,38333.838.26.3
45 to 54 Years2,81312.913.54.4
55 to 64 Years2,0979.610.24.4
65 years and over6082.83.24.2
Hours worked
Worked full-time5,41424.831.83.6
Worked part-time11,09350.750.09.7
Away from work5,35424.518.217.9
Qualifications
Bachelor or higher degree2,47611.315.53.3
Advanced diploma or diploma2,44311.212.16.7
Certificate level5,69826.124.06.7
No qualifications10,78749.346.111.7
Level of education inadequately described1130.50.66.8
Level of education not stated3421.61.86.9
Ethnicity
Australian-born15,21369.663.56.9
Born overseas6,65230.436.58.9
Speaks a language other than English3,42115.624.312.6
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander5672.63.37.8
Individual income
Less than $5008,10037.031.316.9
$500 -$2,00012,81758.662.96.7
$2,000 or more7533.45.01.4

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 Moreton Bay and Sunshine Coast

economic profile