Burnie City

Resident workers - Key statistics - All industries

2,338 people or 26.8% of Burnie City'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%. % Tasmanianumber%. % Tasmania2016 to 2021
Resident workers
Total Resident workers (Census)8,736100.0100.07,663100.0100.0+1,073
Males4,39450.350.93,88550.751.0+509
Females4,34249.749.13,77949.349.0+563
Age structure
15 - 24 years1,43116.413.51,34517.614.2+86
25 - 54 years5,36661.463.34,74061.962.8+626
55 - 64 years1,52917.517.61,30117.018.3+228
65 years and over4084.75.62803.74.7+128
Top three industries
Health care and social assistance1,65619.016.41,18115.414.2+475
Retail trade1,03911.99.61,01713.310.9+22
Education and training7048.19.46168.09.3+88
Top three occupations
Professionals1,39416.020.01,11714.618.8+277
Community and personal service workers1,27514.613.697212.712.4+303
Technicians and trades workers1,25914.413.91,09314.314.0+166
Hours worked
Full time4,97056.954.94,32656.556.2+644
Part time3,61741.443.43,20341.842.0+414
Qualifications
Bachelor or higher degree1,60118.329.41,10714.422.6+494
Advanced diploma or diploma7378.49.16528.59.2+85
Certificate level2,89133.127.32,52032.928.1+371
No qualifications3,25037.231.83,16441.337.1+86
Individual Income
Less than $5001,33815.314.6--------
$500 -$1,9996,30772.271.8--------
$2,000 or more1,04011.912.8--------
Method of Travel to Work
Car6,70476.769.95,84976.371.1+855
Public Transport991.13.2891.23.0+10
Bicycle260.30.7340.40.8-8
Walked only2773.24.22753.64.8+2
Other Characteristics
Born overseas1,00311.517.86598.611.9+344
Speaks a language other than English at home5356.110.92493.25.1+286
Arrived between 2016 and August 20212512.94.7--------

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