RDA Tropical North

Local workers - Occupations - All industries

In RDA Tropical North, 18.7% of workers were Professionals, compared to 21.4% in Queensland.

Occupation is a key component for evaluating the socio-economic status of the local workers and the skills required to work in each industry sector.

The occupations of the local workers in RDA Tropical North will be influenced by factors including:

  • The economic base and employment opportunities available in RDA Tropical North;
  • The age of the workforce;
  • The skill and qualification level required to enter an industry; and
  • The working and social aspirations of the population.

For a complete local workers analysis for RDA Tropical North, view Occupations in conjunction with other indicators, such as Educational qualifications and Income.

Data source

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

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Local workers occupations
RDA Tropical North - All industries 20212016Change
Occupations (Click rows to view sub-categories)Number%. QueenslandNumber%. Queensland2016 - 2021
Managers15,10112.612.414,08312.712.1+1,018
Professionals22,36218.721.419,43917.619.9+2,923
Technicians and Trades Workers16,10513.513.714,95013.514.2+1,155
Community and Personal Service Workers17,47814.612.414,99913.611.4+2,479
Clerical and Administrative Workers14,04811.812.714,06412.713.7-16
Sales Workers10,8789.18.711,16910.19.7-291
Machinery Operators And Drivers6,8065.76.86,6156.06.9+191
Labourers14,24511.910.113,23012.010.6+1,015
Inadequately described or not stated2,3822.01.91,9341.81.6+448
Total Persons119,405100.0100.0110,483100.0100.0+8,922

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 All industries workforce in RDA Tropical North in 2021shows the three most popular occupations were:

  • Professionals (22,362 local workers or 18.7%)
  • Community and Personal Service Workers (17,478 local workers or 14.6%)
  • Technicians and Trades Workers (16,105 local workers or 13.5%)

In combination these three occupations accounted for 55,945 people in total or 46.8% of the All industries local workers.

In comparison, Queensland employed 21.4% as Professionals; 12.4% as Community and Personal Service Workers and 13.7% as Technicians and Trades Workers.

The major differences between the jobs held by the workforce in RDA Tropical North and Queensland were:

  • A smaller percentage of local workers employed as Professionals (18.7% compared to 21.4%)
  • A larger percentage of local workers employed as Community and Personal Service Workers (14.6% compared to 12.4%)
  • A larger percentage of local workers employed as Labourers (11.9% compared to 10.1%)
  • A smaller percentage of local workers employed as Machinery Operators And Drivers (5.7% compared to 6.8%)

Emerging groups

The largest changes in the jobs held by the workforce in RDA Tropical North between2016 and 2021 were those employed as:

  • Professionals (+2,923 local workers)
  • Community and Personal Service Workers (+2,479 local workers)
  • Technicians and Trades Workers (+1,155 local workers)
  • Managers (+1,018 local workers)

RDA Tropical North

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