City of Whitehorse

Resident workers - Key statistics - All industries

54,528 people or 65.4% of the City of Whitehorse'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

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Resident workers key statistics - All industries
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Namenumber%. % Victorianumber%. % Victoria2016 to 2021
Resident workers
Total Resident workers (Census)83,325100.0100.074,706100.0100.0+8,619
Males42,58051.151.838,65151.752.6+3,929
Females40,74348.948.236,05448.347.4+4,689
Age structure
15 - 24 years12,52815.013.810,53014.113.9+1,998
25 - 54 years55,08666.166.750,26367.367.3+4,823
55 - 64 years11,91014.314.710,70514.314.7+1,205
65 years and over3,8064.64.83,2054.34.2+601
Top three industries
Health care and social assistance12,18314.614.110,04413.412.5+2,139
Professional, scientific and technical services9,78011.78.48,40511.37.9+1,375
Education and training8,57310.38.87,86810.58.6+705
Top three occupations
Professionals27,84833.425.023,72831.823.3+4,120
Managers11,98814.414.010,39713.913.5+1,591
Clerical and administrative workers10,73012.912.410,37013.913.3+360
Hours worked
Full time47,79157.459.243,94758.861.1+3,844
Part time34,47041.439.129,65539.737.0+4,815
Qualifications
Bachelor or higher degree45,59654.739.036,12948.433.3+9,467
Advanced diploma or diploma8,93210.711.58,54011.411.5+392
Certificate level9,22111.119.59,45212.720.9-231
No qualifications18,14021.827.819,06625.531.5-926
Individual Income
Less than $50012,88915.513.3--------
$500 -$1,99949,77759.766.1--------
$2,000 or more20,01824.019.6--------
Method of Travel to Work
Car36,74444.153.845,63061.165.9-8,886
Public Transport5,3466.44.414,36219.212.4-9,016
Bicycle2990.40.75210.71.2-222
Walked only1,6492.02.31,8212.43.2-172
Other Characteristics
Born overseas39,09446.933.931,17241.730.8+7,922
Speaks a language other than English at home34,63641.627.827,27836.525.3+7,358
Arrived between 2016 and August 20217,9619.66.6--------

City of Whitehorse

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