City of Whitehorse

tourism workforce

In 2021, there were 3,677 people who make up the tourism workforce in the City of Whitehorse, of this 26.6% worked full-time and 73.3% worked part-time or were away from work.

tourism are key industries in many parts of Australia, but it has not been well represented in economic profiles in the past due to the difficulty in defining it.

The tourism industries are defined by the ABS not as regular industries but as a set of occupation categories working across a number of industries.

This page presents some key statistics for tourism workers in the City of Whitehorse with comparisons to benchmark areas. tourism data should be viewed in conjunction with the Industry sector analysis page for the accomodation sector, which has modelled estimates of the size of the industry on an annual basis. The Employment locations page will show where accommodation activity is taking place and the Local workers section will reveal the characteristics of accommodation workers.

Please note: Due to a change in the occupation classification, tourism occupation data are currently only available from the 2021 Census.

Data source

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

Current benchmark:
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  • Key Statistics
  • Occupations
Value of tourism
City of Whitehorse2021
MeasureCity of Whitehorse% of total industryVictoria%% of total industry in City of Whitehorse
Tourism workforce
Total workers 3,677100.0100.04.9
Males1,67345.545.64.9
Females2,00154.454.45.0
Age structure
15 to 24 years1,27134.632.912.4
25 to 44 years1,25434.140.63.8
45 to 54 Years55215.013.13.5
55 to 64 Years46612.710.34.0
65 years and over1293.53.13.5
Hours worked
Worked full-time97726.629.12.4
Worked part-time2,29262.356.47.8
Away from work40511.014.58.9
Qualifications
Bachelor or higher degree80021.821.02.2
Advanced diploma or diploma50813.813.95.6
Certificate level48013.117.94.6
No qualifications1,80349.045.210.7
Level of education inadequately described250.70.55.3
Level of education not stated571.61.56.1
Ethnicity
Australian-born1,50240.857.23.5
Born overseas2,17259.142.86.8
Speaks a language other than English2,07856.537.67.6
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander90.20.83.4
Individual income
Less than $5001,51541.233.613.4
$500 -$2,0002,00654.660.04.6
$2,000 or more1514.15.60.8

Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions).

Please refer to specific data notes for more information

City of Whitehorse

economic profile