Fraser Coast Regional Council

Employment by industry (FTE)

In Fraser Coast Regional Council, Health Care and Social Assistance is the largest employer, generating 7,484 FTE jobs in 2022/23.

Full-time equivalent (FTE) employment is modelled by NIEIR and takes into account differences in hours worked between industry sectors. It is a measure that allows direct comparison of employment between industries in Fraser Coast Regional Council.

Typically, industries such as Retail Trade and Accommodation and Food Services, which employ many part-time workers, have lower FTE employment than total employment.

FTE employment is calculated directly by dividing the total hours worked in each industry by 38. By comparing the number of full-time equivalent jobs in each industry sector to a regional benchmark, you can clearly see the structure of Fraser Coast Regional Council's economy. This can be done by directly comparing the area to its benchmark, or by using a location quotient to look at the relative size of industries.

FTE employment should be viewed in conjunction with Employment by industry (Total) and Employment by industry (Census), for a full understanding of the industry breakdown in the area. Worker productivity data shows the value of a worker in each industry to the local economy. Employment locations shows where employment is taking place in each industry sector.

Data source

National Economics (NIEIR) - Modelled series

Please note: FTE employment is derived from Census data but has been corrected for the known undercount of employment in the Census. Detailed notes about how the figures are derived can be found in thespecific topic notes section.
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Full-time equivalent employment by industry sector
Fraser Coast Regional Council2022/232017/18Change
IndustryNumber%. QueenslandNumber%. Queensland2017/18 - 2022/23
Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing9452.82.88833.13.2+62
Mining3331.03.12761.03.1+57
Manufacturing2,0776.27.02,0147.17.7+63
Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services5481.61.44941.71.4+55
Construction3,2759.811.12,7589.711.1+518
Wholesale Trade4631.42.84691.63.1-6
Retail Trade3,32310.07.93,26711.58.7+56
Accommodation and Food Services2,7008.15.42,3228.25.9+378
Transport, Postal and Warehousing1,3864.25.81,5985.66.2-211
Information Media and Telecommunications2740.81.03701.31.4-96
Financial and Insurance Services3621.12.83431.22.7+19
Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services6071.81.85632.02.0+44
Professional, Scientific and Technical Services1,1353.48.11,0583.77.1+77
Administrative and Support Services9762.93.07462.63.1+230
Public Administration and Safety2,3176.96.81,9256.86.8+392
Education and Training3,2579.88.72,6239.28.4+634
Health Care and Social Assistance7,48422.414.85,17918.212.6+2,305
Arts and Recreation Services3571.11.42821.01.5+75
Other Services1,5764.74.11,2914.54.1+285
Total industries33,395100.0100.028,458100.0100.0+4,937

Source: National Institute of Economic and Industry Research (NIEIR) ©2024. ©2023. Compiled and presented in economy.id by .id (informed decisions). NIEIR-ID data are adjusted each year, using updated employment estimates. Each release may change previous years’ figures. Learn more

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Dominant groups

An analysis of the jobs held by the full-time equivalent local workers in Fraser Coast Regional Council in 2022/23 shows the three largest industries were:

  • Health Care and Social Assistance (7,484 people or 22.4%)
  • Retail Trade (3,323 people or 10.0%)
  • Construction (3,275 people or 9.8%)

In combination these three fields accounted for 14,082 people in total or 42.2% of the local workers.

In comparison, Queensland employed 14.8% in Health Care and Social Assistance; 7.9% in Retail Trade and 11.1% in Construction.

The major differences between the jobs held by the full-time equivalent local workers of Fraser Coast Regional Council and Queensland were:

  • A larger percentage of full-time equivalent local workers employed in Health Care and Social Assistance (22.4% compared to 14.8%)
  • A smaller percentage of full-time equivalent local workers employed in Professional, Scientific and Technical Services (3.4% compared to 8.1%)
  • A larger percentage of full-time equivalent local workers employed in Accommodation and Food Services (8.1% compared to 5.4%)
  • A smaller percentage of full-time equivalent local workers employed in Mining (1.0% compared to 3.1%)

Emerging groups

The number of full-time equivalent local workers in Fraser Coast Regional Council increased by increased by 4,937 between 2017/18 and 2022/23.

The largest changes in the jobs held by the full-time equivalent local workers between 2017/18 and 2022/23 in Fraser Coast Regional Council were for those employed in:

  • Health Care and Social Assistance (+2,305 full-time equivalent local workers)
  • Education and Training (+634 full-time equivalent local workers)
  • Construction (+518 full-time equivalent local workers)
  • Public Administration and Safety (+392 full-time equivalent local workers)

Fraser Coast Regional Council

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