RDA Townsville North West Region

Resident workers - Occupations of employment

There are more resident workers (All industries) Professionals in the RDA Townsville North West Region 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 the RDA Townsville North West Region'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
RDA Townsville North West Region 20212016Change
Occupations (Click rows to view sub-categories)Number%. QueenslandNumber%. Queensland2016 - 2021
Managers13,86611.012.512,80410.912.1+1,062
Professionals22,88418.221.420,40017.319.8+2,484
Technicians and Trades Workers18,99315.113.718,31515.514.3+678
Community and Personal Service Workers18,55114.712.315,99313.611.3+2,558
Clerical and Administrative Workers14,90611.812.715,00312.713.6-97
Sales Workers10,2448.18.710,5729.09.7-328
Machinery Operators And Drivers11,0548.86.810,4898.96.9+565
Labourers13,19210.510.112,63010.710.5+562
Inadequately described or not stated2,3701.91.91,8001.51.6+570
Total Persons126,060100.0100.0118,006100.0100.0+8,054

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 the RDA Townsville North West Region in 2021shows the three most popular occupations were:

  • Professionals (22,884 people or 18.2%)
  • Technicians and Trades Workers (18,993 people or 15.1%)
  • Community and Personal Service Workers (18,551 people or 14.7%)

In combination these three occupations accounted for 60,428 people in total or 47.9% of the resident workers (All industries).

In comparison, Queensland employed 21.4% in Professionals; 13.7% in Technicians and Trades Workers and 12.3% in Community and Personal Service Workers.

The major differences between the jobs held by the resident workers (All industries) of the RDA Townsville North West Region and Queensland were:

  • A smaller percentage of resident workers (All industries) employed as Professionals (18.2% compared to 21.4%)
  • A larger percentage of resident workers (All industries) employed as Community and Personal Service Workers (14.7% compared to 12.3%)
  • A larger percentage of resident workers (All industries) employed as Machinery Operators And Drivers (8.8% compared to 6.8%)
  • A smaller percentage of resident workers (All industries) employed as Managers (11.0% compared to 12.5%)

Emerging groups

The number of resident workers (All industries) in the RDA Townsville North West Region increased by 8,054 between 2016 and 2021.

The largest change in the occupations of the resident workers between 2016 and 2021 in the RDA Townsville North West Region were those employed as:

  • Community and Personal Service Workers (+2,558 persons)
  • Professionals (+2,484 persons)
  • Managers (+1,062 persons)
  • Technicians and Trades Workers (+678 persons)

RDA Townsville North West Region

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