Townsville City Council

Local workers - Key statistics - All industries

In the Townsville City Council 48.0% of the local workers (All industries) are males and 52.0% are female.

The local workers is made up of all the people who are employed in the local area, regardless of where they live. Local workers statistics reveal how the characteristics of the local workers in the Townsville City Council vary between each industry sector and indicates specific industry sector local workers requirements and employment opportunities.

Access the detailed tables for further exploration of each characteristic.

NOTE: All tables in the workers section are based on Census employment data which differ from the NIEIR employment estimates. See data notes for more details.

Data source

Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) – Census 2016 & 2021 – by place of work

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Local workers key statistics - All industries
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Namenumber%. Queenslandnumber%. Queensland2016 to 2021
Local workers
Total local workers (Census)86,783100.0100.081,717100.0100.0+5,066
Males41,65348.050.740,27349.351.8+1,380
Females45,12752.049.341,44250.748.2+3,685
Age structure
15 - 24 years16,22518.715.615,42918.915.6+796
25 - 54 years53,98562.264.452,54864.365.6+1,437
55 - 64 years12,97915.015.311,22713.714.8+1,752
65 years and over3,5854.14.72,5193.14.0+1,066
Top three industries
Health care and social assistance15,95818.415.412,47915.313.0+3,479
Public administration and safety11,51813.36.111,55114.16.5-33
Education and training8,72210.08.98,42510.39.0+297
Top three occupations
Professionals17,75520.521.416,04319.619.9+1,712
Community and personal service workers14,52016.712.412,40215.211.4+2,118
Technicians and trades workers11,70113.513.711,36413.914.2+337
Hours worked
Full time54,36262.658.952,13863.862.3+2,224
Part time31,08335.839.328,23934.635.9+2,844
Qualifications
Bachelor or higher degree22,06025.429.318,68022.925.1+3,380
Advanced diploma or diploma8,94510.311.38,23410.110.9+711
Certificate level24,58628.326.522,55227.626.3+2,034
No qualifications29,56034.130.730,42237.235.0-862
Individual Income
Less than $50010,87412.513.2--00--
$500 -$1,99962,41871.968.3--00--
$2,000 or more12,72014.717.5--00--
Method of Travel to Work
Car67,91178.364.963,95678.369.6+3,955
Public Transport9071.04.19111.16.9-4
Bicycle9031.00.71,2741.61.0-371
Walked only1,8652.12.62,1192.63.3-254
Other Characteristics
Born overseas15,02817.327.713,68816.825.7+1,340
Speaks a language other than English at home7,6698.814.46,4187.912.3+1,251
Arrived between 2016 and August 20212,1912.54.4--00--

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