Townsville City Council

Resident workers - Occupations of employment

There are more resident workers (All industries) Professionals in the Townsville City Council than any other occupation.

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

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Resident workers occupations
Townsville City Council 20212016Change
Occupations (Click rows to view sub-categories)Number%. QueenslandNumber%. Queensland2016 - 2021
Managers9,52810.112.58,3629.712.1+1,166
Professionals18,55019.721.416,26918.819.8+2,281
Technicians and Trades Workers13,68114.613.713,09015.114.3+591
Community and Personal Service Workers15,15916.112.312,71814.711.3+2,441
Clerical and Administrative Workers11,59912.312.711,65813.513.6-59
Sales Workers8,0648.68.78,3489.79.7-284
Machinery Operators And Drivers7,0077.56.86,5027.56.9+505
Labourers8,7809.310.18,2559.510.5+525
Inadequately described or not stated1,6141.71.91,2471.41.6+367
Total Persons93,982100.0100.086,449100.0100.0+7,533

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 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)

City of Townsville

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