RDA Wide Bay Burnett Region

tourism workforce

In 2021, there were 6,585 people who make up the tourism workforce in the RDA Wide Bay Burnett Region, of this 36.1% worked full-time and 63.8% 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 the RDA Wide Bay Burnett Region 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 2021 Census.

Data source

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

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  • Key Statistics
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Value of tourism
RDA Wide Bay Burnett Region2021
MeasureRDA Wide Bay Burnett Region% of total industryQueensland%% of total industry in RDA Wide Bay Burnett Region
Tourism workforce
Total workers 6,585100.0100.06.4
Males2,37236.041.74.8
Females4,21464.058.37.8
Age structure
15 to 24 years2,15432.734.913.4
25 to 44 years2,10031.938.25.6
45 to 54 Years1,07816.413.54.7
55 to 64 Years96014.610.24.7
65 years and over2914.43.24.4
Hours worked
Worked full-time2,37636.131.84.1
Worked part-time3,81457.950.09.9
Away from work3905.918.25.6
Qualifications
Bachelor or higher degree3956.015.52.0
Advanced diploma or diploma4827.312.14.7
Certificate level2,04631.124.06.1
No qualifications3,49453.146.19.2
Level of education inadequately described370.60.67.6
Level of education not stated1502.31.86.7
Ethnicity
Australian-born5,51083.763.56.2
Born overseas1,07016.236.57.0
Speaks a language other than English5027.624.38.0
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander3194.83.37.9
Individual income
Less than $5002,22433.831.313.0
$500 -$2,0004,11062.462.95.9
$2,000 or more1722.65.01.1

Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions).

Please refer to specific data notes for more information

RDA Wide Bay Burnett Region

economic profile