Douglas (S)

Resident workers - Occupations of employment

There are more resident workers (All industries) Community and Personal Service Workers in Douglas (S) 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 Douglas (S)'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
Douglas (S) 20212016Change
Occupations (Click rows to view sub-categories)Number%. QueenslandNumber%. Queensland2016 - 2021
Managers79113.612.584015.312.1-49
Professionals73112.621.467012.219.8+61
Technicians and Trades Workers92716.013.788716.114.3+40
Community and Personal Service Workers93016.012.383215.111.3+98
Clerical and Administrative Workers5599.612.756010.213.6-1
Sales Workers5679.88.75329.79.7+35
Machinery Operators And Drivers2925.06.82745.06.9+18
Labourers85414.710.180414.610.5+50
Inadequately described or not stated1442.51.91041.91.6+40
Total Persons5,795100.0100.05,503100.0100.0+292

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 Douglas (S) in 2021shows the three most popular occupations were:

  • Community and Personal Service Workers (930 people or 16.0%)
  • Technicians and Trades Workers (927 people or 16.0%)
  • Labourers (854 people or 14.7%)

In combination these three occupations accounted for 2,711 people in total or 46.8% of the resident workers (All industries).

In comparison, Queensland employed 12.3% in Community and Personal Service Workers; 13.7% in Technicians and Trades Workers and 10.1% in Labourers.

The major differences between the jobs held by the resident workers (All industries) of Douglas (S) and Queensland were:

  • A smaller percentage of resident workers (All industries) employed as Professionals (12.6% compared to 21.4%)
  • A larger percentage of resident workers (All industries) employed as Labourers (14.7% compared to 10.1%)
  • A larger percentage of resident workers (All industries) employed as Community and Personal Service Workers (16.0% compared to 12.3%)
  • A smaller percentage of resident workers (All industries) employed as Clerical and Administrative Workers (9.6% compared to 12.7%)

Emerging groups

The number of resident workers (All industries) in Douglas (S) increased by 292 between 2016 and 2021.

The largest change in the occupations of the resident workers between 2016 and 2021 in Douglas (S) were those employed as:

  • Community and Personal Service Workers (+98 persons)
  • Professionals (+61 persons)
  • Labourers (+50 persons)
  • Managers (-49 persons)

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