Swan Hill

Resident workers - Key statistics - All industries

2,528 people or 25.6% of Swan Hill's resident workers (All industries) have a tertiary qualification.

The local resident workers include all employed people who are resident in the local area regardless of where they work. In other words, it is the people who live locally and therefore have the potential to work locally and is an important resource for the local economy. Their characteristics inform us about the skills that are available locally, even if they are not currently employed in the local economy.

Access the detailed tables for further exploration of each characteristic.

Data source

Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) – Census 2016 and 2021 – by usual residence

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Resident workers key statistics - All industries
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Namenumber%. % Victorianumber%. % Victoria2016 to 2021
Resident workers
Total Resident workers (Census)9,866100.0100.08,565100.0100.0+1,301
Males5,31553.951.84,63654.152.6+679
Females4,54646.148.23,93245.947.4+614
Age structure
15 - 24 years1,39714.213.81,30915.313.9+88
25 - 54 years5,93560.266.75,09059.467.3+845
55 - 64 years1,81518.414.71,65419.314.7+161
65 years and over7137.24.85166.04.2+197
Top three industries
Agriculture, forestry and fishing2,04320.72.11,50317.62.2+540
Health care and social assistance1,22012.414.199411.612.5+226
Retail trade8118.29.488310.310.2-72
Top three occupations
Labourers1,89619.28.81,25714.79.0+639
Managers1,75717.814.01,59518.613.5+162
Professionals1,30513.225.01,20314.023.3+102
Hours worked
Full time5,93560.259.25,25661.461.1+679
Part time3,65637.139.13,06135.737.0+595
Qualifications
Bachelor or higher degree1,58416.139.01,22014.233.3+364
Advanced diploma or diploma9449.611.58159.511.5+129
Certificate level2,70627.419.52,41928.220.9+287
No qualifications4,29343.527.83,78744.231.5+506
Individual Income
Less than $5001,47114.913.3--------
$500 -$1,9997,36874.766.1--------
$2,000 or more8578.719.6--------
Method of Travel to Work
Car7,41675.253.86,24973.065.9+1,167
Public Transport1221.24.4550.612.4+67
Bicycle670.70.7580.71.2+9
Walked only5165.22.35536.53.2-37
Other Characteristics
Born overseas2,03320.633.91,09212.730.8+941
Speaks a language other than English at home1,90819.327.898811.525.3+920
Arrived between 2016 and August 20219599.76.6--------

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