Tweed Shire

Resident workers - Key statistics - All industries

14,909 people or 36.7% of Tweed Shire's resident workers (All industries) have a tertiary qualification.

The local resident workers include all employed people who are resident in the local area regardless of where they work. In other words, it is the people who live locally and therefore have the potential to work locally and is an important resource for the local economy. Their characteristics inform us about the skills that are available locally, even if they are not currently employed in the local economy.

Access the detailed tables for further exploration of each characteristic.

Data source

Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) – Census 2016 and 2021 – by usual residence

Current industry:
Current benchmark:
reset
Resident workers key statistics - All industries
Tweed Shire20212016change
Namenumber%. % New South Walesnumber%. % New South Wales2016 to 2021
Resident workers
Total Resident workers (Census)40,678100.0100.035,730100.0100.0+4,948
Males19,93849.051.518,03550.552.6+1,903
Females20,74051.048.517,69649.547.4+3,044
Age structure
15 - 24 years5,75814.213.84,85213.614.0+906
25 - 54 years24,12959.365.721,88261.266.6+2,247
55 - 64 years8,11519.915.37,12719.915.0+988
65 years and over2,6626.55.11,8695.24.3+793
Top three industries
Health care and social assistance7,07517.414.45,62415.712.5+1,451
Construction4,79711.88.64,00511.28.4+792
Retail trade4,19710.39.04,01311.29.7+184
Top three occupations
Professionals7,89119.425.86,17017.323.6+1,721
Technicians and trades workers6,27215.411.95,59515.712.7+677
Community and personal service workers5,74014.110.64,91513.810.4+825
Hours worked
Full time20,33750.058.018,98353.163.1+1,354
Part time19,51148.040.315,96044.734.9+3,551
Qualifications
Bachelor or higher degree10,14324.938.47,10519.932.6+3,038
Advanced diploma or diploma4,76611.711.04,11511.511.2+651
Certificate level11,99029.521.310,79730.222.2+1,193
No qualifications12,71931.327.012,59835.331.1+121
Individual Income
Less than $5006,51516.011.5--------
$500 -$1,99928,55070.264.9--------
$2,000 or more5,16112.722.7--------
Method of Travel to Work
Car27,12166.746.626,09973.062.1+1,022
Public Transport3090.84.05191.515.9-210
Bicycle3130.80.42910.80.7+22
Walked only1,0552.62.59992.83.9+56
Other Characteristics
Born overseas7,01117.233.95,48815.432.7+1,523
Speaks a language other than English at home2,5106.227.11,7494.926.2+761
Arrived between 2016 and August 20218192.06.1--------

Tweed Shire Council

economic profile