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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| Toowoomba - All industries | 2021 | 2016 | Change | ||||||
| Occupations (Click rows to view sub-categories) | Number | % | Queensland | Number | % | Queensland | 2016 - 2021 | ||
| Managers | 9,299 | 12.0 | 12.4 | 8,595 | 12.4 | 12.1 | +704 | ||
| Professionals | 15,840 | 20.4 | 21.4 | 13,381 | 19.3 | 19.9 | +2,459 | ||
| Technicians and Trades Workers | 10,596 | 13.6 | 13.7 | 9,749 | 14.1 | 14.2 | +847 | ||
| Community and Personal Service Workers | 10,536 | 13.5 | 12.4 | 7,899 | 11.4 | 11.4 | +2,637 | ||
| Clerical and Administrative Workers | 10,117 | 13.0 | 12.7 | 9,741 | 14.0 | 13.7 | +376 | ||
| Sales Workers | 6,830 | 8.8 | 8.7 | 6,514 | 9.4 | 9.7 | +316 | ||
| Machinery Operators And Drivers | 4,779 | 6.1 | 6.8 | 4,588 | 6.6 | 6.9 | +191 | ||
| Labourers | 8,553 | 11.0 | 10.1 | 8,019 | 11.6 | 10.6 | +534 | ||
| Inadequately described or not stated | 1,261 | 1.6 | 1.9 | 862 | 1.2 | 1.6 | +399 | ||
| Total Persons | 77,811 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 69,348 | 100.0 | 100.0 | +8,463 | ||
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2016 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions) Please refer to specific data notes for more information | |||||||||
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)