Toowoomba

Local workers - Occupations - All industries

In Toowoomba, 20.4% of workers were Professionals, compared to 21.4% in Queensland.

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 Toowoomba will be influenced by factors including:

  • The economic base and employment opportunities available in Toowoomba;
  • 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 Toowoomba, 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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Local workers occupations
Toowoomba - All industries 20212016Change
Occupations (Click rows to view sub-categories)Number%. QueenslandNumber%. Queensland2016 - 2021
Managers9,29912.012.48,59512.412.1+704
Professionals15,84020.421.413,38119.319.9+2,459
Technicians and Trades Workers10,59613.613.79,74914.114.2+847
Community and Personal Service Workers10,53613.512.47,89911.411.4+2,637
Clerical and Administrative Workers10,11713.012.79,74114.013.7+376
Sales Workers6,8308.88.76,5149.49.7+316
Machinery Operators And Drivers4,7796.16.84,5886.66.9+191
Labourers8,55311.010.18,01911.610.6+534
Inadequately described or not stated1,2611.61.98621.21.6+399
Total Persons77,811100.0100.069,348100.0100.0+8,463

Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2016 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions)

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Dominant groups

An analysis of the jobs held by the All industries workforce in Toowoomba in 2021shows the three most popular occupations were:

  • Professionals (15,840 local workers or 20.4%)
  • Technicians and Trades Workers (10,596 local workers or 13.6%)
  • Community and Personal Service Workers (10,536 local workers or 13.5%)

In combination these three occupations accounted for 36,972 people in total or 47.5% of the All industries local workers.

In comparison, Queensland employed 21.4% as Professionals; 13.7% as Technicians and Trades Workers and 12.4% as Community and Personal Service Workers.

The major differences between the jobs held by the workforce in Toowoomba and Queensland were:

  • A larger percentage of local workers employed as Community and Personal Service Workers (13.5% compared to 12.4%)
  • A smaller percentage of local workers employed as Professionals (20.4% compared to 21.4%)
  • A larger percentage of local workers employed as Labourers (11.0% compared to 10.1%)
  • A smaller percentage of local workers employed as Machinery Operators And Drivers (6.1% compared to 6.8%)

Emerging groups

The largest changes in the jobs held by the workforce in Toowoomba between2016 and 2021 were those employed as:

  • Community and Personal Service Workers (+2,637 local workers)
  • Professionals (+2,459 local workers)
  • Technicians and Trades Workers (+847 local workers)
  • Managers (+704 local workers)

Toowoomba Regional Council

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