Derwent Valley Council area

Resident workers - Key statistics - All industries

925 people or 20.0% of Derwent Valley Council area'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
Derwent Valley Council area20212016change
Namenumber%. % Tasmanianumber%. % Tasmania2016 to 2021
Resident workers
Total Resident workers (Census)4,622100.0100.03,862100.0100.0+760
Males2,41352.250.92,02352.451.0+390
Females2,20747.749.11,84447.749.0+363
Age structure
15 - 24 years68014.713.551613.414.2+164
25 - 54 years2,83161.363.32,42162.762.8+410
55 - 64 years85618.517.673018.918.3+126
65 years and over2485.45.61935.04.7+55
Top three industries
Health care and social assistance80917.516.461515.914.2+194
Construction58512.68.63829.87.6+203
Retail trade4199.09.640810.510.9+11
Top three occupations
Technicians and trades workers79917.313.962816.314.0+171
Community and personal service workers73515.913.662916.312.4+106
Labourers64113.911.357314.811.6+68
Hours worked
Full time2,60756.454.92,16956.256.2+438
Part time1,91841.543.41,58241.042.0+336
Qualifications
Bachelor or higher degree55912.129.43579.222.6+202
Advanced diploma or diploma3667.99.13138.19.2+53
Certificate level1,61334.927.31,27833.128.1+335
No qualifications1,95242.231.81,78846.337.1+164
Individual Income
Less than $50068914.914.6--------
$500 -$1,9993,57277.371.8--------
$2,000 or more3237.012.8--------
Method of Travel to Work
Car3,51476.069.92,87874.571.1+636
Public Transport811.83.2842.23.0-3
Bicycle60.10.70--0.8+6
Walked only831.84.2992.64.8-16
Other Characteristics
Born overseas3517.617.82566.611.9+95
Speaks a language other than English at home1062.310.9481.25.1+58
Arrived between 2016 and August 2021380.84.7--------

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