Occupations are a key component in evaluating the knowledge, experience and skill-levels that industry can draw upon locally. It should be viewed with other indicators, such as Age structure, Qualifications, and Income for a comprehensive analysis of Surat Basin's local resident workers.
When comparing the occupations of local resident workers with local workers, Occupation data indicates whether an economy draws on the skills offered by its own residents or relies on a different set of skills imported from elsewhere in the region.
Data source
Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) – Census 2016 and 2021 – by usual residence
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| Surat Basin | 2021 | 2016 | Change | ||||||
| Occupations (Click rows to view sub-categories) | Number | % | Queensland | Number | % | Queensland | 2016 - 2021 | ||
| Managers | 779 | 12.1 | 15.3 | 676 | 11.7 | 14.0 | +103 | ||
| Professionals | 333 | 5.2 | 7.6 | 234 | 4.0 | 6.9 | +99 | ||
| Technicians and Trades Workers | 1,889 | 29.3 | 26.4 | 1,766 | 30.5 | 27.7 | +123 | ||
| Community and Personal Service Workers | 40 | 0.6 | 1.2 | 48 | 0.8 | 1.0 | -8 | ||
| Clerical and Administrative Workers | 604 | 9.4 | 9.7 | 506 | 8.7 | 10.1 | +98 | ||
| Sales Workers | 299 | 4.6 | 4.9 | 317 | 5.5 | 5.7 | -18 | ||
| Machinery Operators And Drivers | 637 | 9.9 | 13.4 | 609 | 10.5 | 13.6 | +28 | ||
| Labourers | 1,730 | 26.8 | 19.3 | 1,588 | 27.4 | 20.0 | +142 | ||
| Inadequately described or not stated | 138 | 2.1 | 2.3 | 48 | 0.8 | 1.0 | +90 | ||
| Total Persons | 6,449 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 5,792 | 100.0 | 100.0 | +657 | ||
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2016 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions) | |||||||||
Dominant groups
An analysis of the jobs held by the resident workers in Surat Basin in 2021shows the three most popular occupations were:
- Technicians and Trades Workers (1,889 people or 29.3%)
- Labourers (1,730 people or 26.8%)
- Managers (779 people or 12.1%)
In combination these three occupations accounted for 4,398 people in total or 68.2% of the resident workers (Manufacturing).
In comparison, Queensland employed 26.4% in Technicians and Trades Workers; 19.3% in Labourers and 15.3% in Managers.
The major differences between the jobs held by the resident workers (Manufacturing) of Surat Basin and Queensland were:
- A larger percentage of resident workers (Manufacturing) employed as Labourers (26.8% compared to 19.3%)
- A smaller percentage of resident workers (Manufacturing) employed as Machinery Operators And Drivers (9.9% compared to 13.4%)
- A smaller percentage of resident workers (Manufacturing) employed as Managers (12.1% compared to 15.3%)
- A larger percentage of resident workers (Manufacturing) employed as Technicians and Trades Workers (29.3% compared to 26.4%)
Emerging groups
The number of resident workers (Manufacturing) in Surat Basin increased by 657 between 2016 and 2021.
The largest change in the occupations of the resident workers between 2016 and 2021 in Surat Basin were those employed as:
- Labourers (+142 persons)
- Technicians and Trades Workers (+123 persons)
- Managers (+103 persons)
- Professionals (+99 persons)