Gympie Regional Council
Resident workers - Occupations of employment
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 the Gympie Regional Council'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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| Gympie Regional Council | 2021 | 2016 | Change | ||||||
| Occupations (Click rows to view sub-categories) | Number | % | Queensland | Number | % | Queensland | 2016 - 2021 | ||
| Managers | 2,500 | 12.3 | 12.5 | 2,240 | 12.8 | 12.1 | +260 | ||
| Professionals | 2,537 | 12.5 | 21.4 | 2,194 | 12.5 | 19.8 | +343 | ||
| Technicians and Trades Workers | 3,115 | 15.3 | 13.7 | 2,763 | 15.8 | 14.3 | +352 | ||
| Community and Personal Service Workers | 2,634 | 12.9 | 12.3 | 2,009 | 11.5 | 11.3 | +625 | ||
| Clerical and Administrative Workers | 2,287 | 11.2 | 12.7 | 1,960 | 11.2 | 13.6 | +327 | ||
| Sales Workers | 2,002 | 9.8 | 8.7 | 1,775 | 10.1 | 9.7 | +227 | ||
| Machinery Operators And Drivers | 1,837 | 9.0 | 6.8 | 1,578 | 9.0 | 6.9 | +259 | ||
| Labourers | 3,010 | 14.8 | 10.1 | 2,678 | 15.3 | 10.5 | +332 | ||
| Inadequately described or not stated | 448 | 2.2 | 1.9 | 302 | 1.7 | 1.6 | +146 | ||
| Total Persons | 20,370 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 17,499 | 100.0 | 100.0 | +2,871 | ||
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2016 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions) | |||||||||
Dominant groups
An analysis of the jobs held by the resident workers in the Gympie Regional Council in 2021shows the three most popular occupations were:
- Technicians and Trades Workers (3,115 people or 15.3%)
- Labourers (3,010 people or 14.8%)
- Community and Personal Service Workers (2,634 people or 12.9%)
In combination these three occupations accounted for 8,759 people in total or 43.0% of the resident workers (All industries).
In comparison, Queensland employed 13.7% in Technicians and Trades Workers; 10.1% in Labourers and 12.3% in Community and Personal Service Workers.
The major differences between the jobs held by the resident workers (All industries) of the Gympie Regional Council and Queensland were:
- A smaller percentage of resident workers (All industries) employed as Professionals (12.5% compared to 21.4%)
- A larger percentage of resident workers (All industries) employed as Labourers (14.8% compared to 10.1%)
- A larger percentage of resident workers (All industries) employed as Machinery Operators And Drivers (9.0% compared to 6.8%)
- A larger percentage of resident workers (All industries) employed as Technicians and Trades Workers (15.3% compared to 13.7%)
Emerging groups
The number of resident workers (All industries) in the Gympie Regional Council increased by 2,871 between 2016 and 2021.
The largest change in the occupations of the resident workers between 2016 and 2021 in the Gympie Regional Council were those employed as:
- Community and Personal Service Workers (+625 persons)
- Technicians and Trades Workers (+352 persons)
- Professionals (+343 persons)
- Labourers (+332 persons)