Hobart City

Resident workers - Key statistics - All industries

19,518 people or 67.8% of Hobart 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)28,780100.0100.024,255100.0100.0+4,525
Males14,18449.350.912,07749.851.0+2,107
Females14,59150.749.112,18550.249.0+2,406
Age structure
15 - 24 years3,83513.313.53,55914.714.2+276
25 - 54 years19,21666.863.315,58864.362.8+3,628
55 - 64 years4,06814.117.63,89316.118.3+175
65 years and over1,6545.75.61,2225.04.7+432
Top three industries
Health care and social assistance5,21018.116.43,89616.114.2+1,314
Education and training3,77413.19.43,24113.49.3+533
Accommodation and food services3,00410.47.62,61710.87.6+387
Top three occupations
Professionals10,56036.720.08,91936.818.8+1,641
Managers4,12714.312.73,27413.512.2+853
Community and personal service workers3,68712.813.62,88211.912.4+805
Hours worked
Full time15,09652.554.913,50455.756.2+1,592
Part time13,34246.443.410,48043.242.0+2,862
Qualifications
Bachelor or higher degree17,14459.629.412,34050.922.6+4,804
Advanced diploma or diploma2,3748.29.12,1909.09.2+184
Certificate level3,30711.527.33,38414.028.1-77
No qualifications5,44918.931.85,89724.337.1-448
Individual Income
Less than $5004,04514.114.6--------
$500 -$1,99918,05662.771.8--------
$2,000 or more6,51722.612.8--------
Method of Travel to Work
Car14,88151.769.913,19854.471.1+1,683
Public Transport1,7446.13.21,3545.63.0+390
Bicycle7912.70.76722.80.8+119
Walked only4,15914.54.23,97016.44.8+189
Other Characteristics
Born overseas9,26732.217.85,43022.411.9+3,837
Speaks a language other than English at home6,51622.610.93,21713.35.1+3,299
Arrived between 2016 and August 20212,93010.24.7--------

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