RDA Wide Bay Burnett Region
Local workers - Occupations - All industries
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 the RDA Wide Bay Burnett Region will be influenced by factors including:
- The economic base and employment opportunities available in the RDA Wide Bay Burnett Region;
- 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 the RDA Wide Bay Burnett Region, 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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| RDA Wide Bay Burnett Region - All industries | 2021 | 2016 | Change | ||||||
| Occupations (Click rows to view sub-categories) | Number | % | Queensland | Number | % | Queensland | 2016 - 2021 | ||
| Managers | 12,696 | 12.3 | 12.4 | 11,954 | 13.0 | 12.1 | +742 | ||
| Professionals | 16,215 | 15.7 | 21.4 | 14,186 | 15.4 | 19.9 | +2,029 | ||
| Technicians and Trades Workers | 13,142 | 12.7 | 13.7 | 11,736 | 12.8 | 14.2 | +1,406 | ||
| Community and Personal Service Workers | 15,239 | 14.7 | 12.4 | 12,033 | 13.1 | 11.4 | +3,206 | ||
| Clerical and Administrative Workers | 11,887 | 11.5 | 12.7 | 11,111 | 12.1 | 13.7 | +776 | ||
| Sales Workers | 10,431 | 10.1 | 8.7 | 9,932 | 10.8 | 9.7 | +499 | ||
| Machinery Operators And Drivers | 6,965 | 6.7 | 6.8 | 6,387 | 7.0 | 6.9 | +578 | ||
| Labourers | 15,034 | 14.5 | 10.1 | 13,090 | 14.2 | 10.6 | +1,944 | ||
| Inadequately described or not stated | 2,001 | 1.9 | 1.9 | 1,466 | 1.6 | 1.6 | +535 | ||
| Total Persons | 103,610 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 91,895 | 100.0 | 100.0 | +11,715 | ||
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2016 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions) Please refer to specific data notes for more information | |||||||||
Dominant groups
An analysis of the jobs held by the All industries workforce in the RDA Wide Bay Burnett Region in 2021shows the three most popular occupations were:
- Professionals (16,215 local workers or 15.7%)
- Community and Personal Service Workers (15,239 local workers or 14.7%)
- Labourers (15,034 local workers or 14.5%)
In combination these three occupations accounted for 46,488 people in total or 44.9% of the All industries local workers.
In comparison, Queensland employed 21.4% as Professionals; 12.4% as Community and Personal Service Workers and 10.1% as Labourers.
The major differences between the jobs held by the workforce in the RDA Wide Bay Burnett Region and Queensland were:
- A smaller percentage of local workers employed as Professionals (15.7% compared to 21.4%)
- A larger percentage of local workers employed as Labourers (14.5% compared to 10.1%)
- A larger percentage of local workers employed as Community and Personal Service Workers (14.7% compared to 12.4%)
- A larger percentage of local workers employed as Sales Workers (10.1% compared to 8.7%)
Emerging groups
The largest changes in the jobs held by the workforce in the RDA Wide Bay Burnett Region between2016 and 2021 were those employed as:
- Community and Personal Service Workers (+3,206 local workers)
- Professionals (+2,029 local workers)
- Labourers (+1,944 local workers)
- Technicians and Trades Workers (+1,406 local workers)