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 Tablelands will be influenced by factors including:
- The economic base and employment opportunities available in Tablelands;
- 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 Tablelands, 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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Current benchmark:
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| Local workers occupations | |||||||||
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| Tablelands - All industries | 2021 | 2016 | Change | ||||||
| Occupations (Click rows to view sub-categories) | Number | % | Queensland | Number | % | Queensland | 2016 - 2021 | ||
| Managers | 1,506 | 16.0 | 12.4 | 1,463 | 17.1 | 12.1 | +43 | ||
| Professionals | 1,463 | 15.6 | 21.4 | 1,298 | 15.1 | 19.9 | +165 | ||
| Technicians and Trades Workers | 1,117 | 11.9 | 13.7 | 1,019 | 11.9 | 14.2 | +98 | ||
| Community and Personal Service Workers | 1,216 | 12.9 | 12.4 | 1,014 | 11.8 | 11.4 | +202 | ||
| Clerical and Administrative Workers | 1,010 | 10.7 | 12.7 | 982 | 11.5 | 13.7 | +28 | ||
| Sales Workers | 851 | 9.0 | 8.7 | 840 | 9.8 | 9.7 | +11 | ||
| Machinery Operators And Drivers | 524 | 5.6 | 6.8 | 516 | 6.0 | 6.9 | +8 | ||
| Labourers | 1,513 | 16.1 | 10.1 | 1,309 | 15.3 | 10.6 | +204 | ||
| Inadequately described or not stated | 205 | 2.2 | 1.9 | 130 | 1.5 | 1.6 | +75 | ||
| Total Persons | 9,405 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 8,571 | 100.0 | 100.0 | +834 | ||
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 Tablelands in 2021shows the three most popular occupations were:
- Labourers (1,513 local workers or 16.1%)
- Managers (1,506 local workers or 16.0%)
- Professionals (1,463 local workers or 15.6%)
In combination these three occupations accounted for 4,482 people in total or 47.6% of the All industries local workers.
In comparison, Queensland employed 10.1% as Labourers; 12.4% as Managers and 21.4% as Professionals.
The major differences between the jobs held by the workforce in Tablelands and Queensland were:
- A larger percentage of local workers employed as Labourers (16.1% compared to 10.1%)
- A smaller percentage of local workers employed as Professionals (15.6% compared to 21.4%)
- A larger percentage of local workers employed as Managers (16.0% compared to 12.4%)
- A smaller percentage of local workers employed as Clerical and Administrative Workers (10.7% compared to 12.7%)
Emerging groups
The largest changes in the jobs held by the workforce in Tablelands between2016 and 2021 were those employed as:
- Labourers (+204 local workers)
- Community and Personal Service Workers (+202 local workers)
- Professionals (+165 local workers)
- Technicians and Trades Workers (+98 local workers)