Greater Sydney

tourism workforce

In 2016, there were 134,649 people who make up the tourism workforce in Greater Sydney, of this 45.5% worked full-time and 54.5% 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 Greater Sydney 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 2016 Census.

Data source

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

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  • Key Statistics
  • Occupations
Value of tourism
Greater Sydney2016
MeasureGreater Sydney% of total industryNew South Wales%% of total industry in Greater Sydney
Tourism workforce
Total workers 134,649100.0100.06.6
Males68,62951.047.26.5
Females66,02049.052.86.8
Age structure
15 to 24 years39,14829.129.214.3
25 to 44 years60,42644.940.76.1
45 to 54 Years18,99914.115.84.6
55 to 64 Years12,8639.611.34.8
65 years and over3,2132.43.04.2
Hours worked
Worked full-time61,23745.543.44.6
Worked part-time67,66650.351.711.4
Away from work5,7814.34.96.0
Qualifications
Bachelor or higher degree30,13322.417.33.7
Advanced diploma or diploma18,39113.711.97.9
Certificate level20,95915.619.46.2
No qualifications61,40845.648.510.6
Ethnicity
Australian-born58,54943.557.65.2
Born overseas74,94455.741.28.4
Birthplace not stated1,2160.91.36.2
Speaks a language other than English68,97051.236.39.2
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander1,1670.91.95.8
Individual income
Less than $50049,13136.537.215.9
$500 -$1,74978,01657.956.96.5
$1,750 or more5,8034.34.51.2

Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2016. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions).

Please refer to specific data notes for more information

Greater Sydney

economic profile