Townsville City Council
Resident workers - Occupations of employment
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 the Townsville City Council'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
Select industry:
Current benchmark:
Sex:
| Resident workers occupations | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Townsville City Council | 2021 | 2016 | Change | ||||||
| Occupations (Click rows to view sub-categories) | Number | % | Queensland | Number | % | Queensland | 2016 - 2021 | ||
| Managers | 9,528 | 10.1 | 12.5 | 8,362 | 9.7 | 12.1 | +1,166 | ||
| Professionals | 18,550 | 19.7 | 21.4 | 16,269 | 18.8 | 19.8 | +2,281 | ||
| Technicians and Trades Workers | 13,681 | 14.6 | 13.7 | 13,090 | 15.1 | 14.3 | +591 | ||
| Community and Personal Service Workers | 15,159 | 16.1 | 12.3 | 12,718 | 14.7 | 11.3 | +2,441 | ||
| Clerical and Administrative Workers | 11,599 | 12.3 | 12.7 | 11,658 | 13.5 | 13.6 | -59 | ||
| Sales Workers | 8,064 | 8.6 | 8.7 | 8,348 | 9.7 | 9.7 | -284 | ||
| Machinery Operators And Drivers | 7,007 | 7.5 | 6.8 | 6,502 | 7.5 | 6.9 | +505 | ||
| Labourers | 8,780 | 9.3 | 10.1 | 8,255 | 9.5 | 10.5 | +525 | ||
| Inadequately described or not stated | 1,614 | 1.7 | 1.9 | 1,247 | 1.4 | 1.6 | +367 | ||
| Total Persons | 93,982 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 86,449 | 100.0 | 100.0 | +7,533 | ||
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 the Townsville City Council in 2021shows the three most popular occupations were:
- Professionals (18,550 people or 19.7%)
- Community and Personal Service Workers (15,159 people or 16.1%)
- Technicians and Trades Workers (13,681 people or 14.6%)
In combination these three occupations accounted for 47,390 people in total or 50.4% of the resident workers (All industries).
In comparison, Queensland employed 21.4% in Professionals; 12.3% in Community and Personal Service Workers and 13.7% in Technicians and Trades Workers.
The major differences between the jobs held by the resident workers (All industries) of the Townsville City Council and Queensland were:
- A larger percentage of resident workers (All industries) employed as Community and Personal Service Workers (16.1% compared to 12.3%)
- A smaller percentage of resident workers (All industries) employed as Managers (10.1% compared to 12.5%)
- A smaller percentage of resident workers (All industries) employed as Professionals (19.7% compared to 21.4%)
- A larger percentage of resident workers (All industries) employed as Technicians and Trades Workers (14.6% compared to 13.7%)
Emerging groups
The number of resident workers (All industries) in the Townsville City Council increased by 7,533 between 2016 and 2021.
The largest change in the occupations of the resident workers between 2016 and 2021 in the Townsville City Council were those employed as:
- Community and Personal Service Workers (+2,441 persons)
- Professionals (+2,281 persons)
- Managers (+1,166 persons)
- Technicians and Trades Workers (+591 persons)