Noosa Shire Council area

Local workers - Key statistics - All industries

In the Noosa Shire Council area 46.1% of the local workers (All industries) are males and 53.9% are female.

The local workers is made up of all the people who are employed in the local area, regardless of where they live. Local workers statistics reveal how the characteristics of the local workers in the Noosa Shire Council area vary between each industry sector and indicates specific industry sector local workers requirements and employment opportunities.

Access the detailed tables for further exploration of each characteristic.

NOTE: All tables in the workers section are based on Census employment data which differ from the NIEIR employment estimates. See data notes for more details.

Data source

Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) – Census 2016 & 2021 – by place of work

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Local workers key statistics - All industries
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Namenumber%. Queenslandnumber%. Queensland2016 to 2021
Local workers
Total local workers (Census)22,919100.0100.020,130100.0100.0+2,789
Males10,56746.150.79,21245.851.8+1,355
Females12,35753.949.310,91654.248.2+1,441
Age structure
15 - 24 years3,74816.415.62,93814.615.6+810
25 - 54 years13,03856.964.412,17260.565.6+866
55 - 64 years4,42219.315.33,85519.214.8+567
65 years and over1,7047.44.71,1645.84.0+540
Top three industries
Accommodation and food services3,52115.47.23,05015.27.4+471
Health care and social assistance3,25114.215.42,66213.213.0+589
Retail trade3,19413.99.32,89114.49.9+303
Top three occupations
Professionals4,08117.821.43,46017.219.9+621
Community and personal service workers3,48115.212.42,80513.911.4+676
Technicians and trades workers3,29614.413.72,93814.614.2+358
Hours worked
Full time10,01043.758.910,17450.562.3-164
Part time12,47054.439.39,62147.835.9+2,849
Qualifications
Bachelor or higher degree5,86425.629.34,28721.325.1+1,577
Advanced diploma or diploma3,00913.111.32,55512.710.9+454
Certificate level6,30527.526.55,57427.726.3+731
No qualifications7,12931.130.77,11835.435.0+11
Individual Income
Less than $5004,04217.613.2--00--
$500 -$1,99915,96469.768.3--00--
$2,000 or more2,64011.517.5--00--
Method of Travel to Work
Car14,90065.064.914,06469.969.6+836
Public Transport2581.14.13371.76.9-79
Bicycle1980.90.71820.91.0+16
Walked only5672.52.65752.93.3-8
Other Characteristics
Born overseas6,01426.227.74,97124.725.7+1,043
Speaks a language other than English at home1,8007.914.41,3016.512.3+499
Arrived between 2016 and August 20218363.64.4--00--

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