Fraser Coast Regional Council

Resident workers - Occupations of employment

There are more resident workers (All industries) Community and Personal Service Workers in Fraser Coast Regional Council than any other occupation.

Occupations are a key component in evaluating the knowledge, experience and skill-levels that industry can draw upon locally. It should be viewed with other indicators, such as Age structure, Qualifications, and Income for a comprehensive analysis of Fraser Coast Regional Council's local resident workers.

When comparing the occupations of local resident workers with local workers, Occupation data indicates whether an economy draws on the skills offered by its own residents or relies on a different set of skills imported from elsewhere in the region.

Data source

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

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Resident workers occupations
Fraser Coast Regional Council 20212016Change
Occupations (Click rows to view sub-categories)Number%. QueenslandNumber%. Queensland2016 - 2021
Managers3,5789.512.53,1809.912.1+398
Professionals6,06716.221.45,16416.019.8+903
Technicians and Trades Workers5,36714.313.74,73614.714.3+631
Community and Personal Service Workers6,32616.912.34,79114.811.3+1,535
Clerical and Administrative Workers4,36811.612.73,96712.313.6+401
Sales Workers3,82310.28.73,59511.19.7+228
Machinery Operators And Drivers2,6367.06.82,3227.26.9+314
Labourers4,61512.310.14,03212.510.5+583
Inadequately described or not stated7452.01.94921.51.6+253
Total Persons37,525100.0100.032,279100.0100.0+5,246

Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2016 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions)

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Dominant groups

An analysis of the jobs held by the resident workers in Fraser Coast Regional Council in 2021shows the three most popular occupations were:

  • Community and Personal Service Workers (6,326 people or 16.9%)
  • Professionals (6,067 people or 16.2%)
  • Technicians and Trades Workers (5,367 people or 14.3%)

In combination these three occupations accounted for 17,760 people in total or 47.3% of the resident workers (All industries).

In comparison, Queensland employed 12.3% in Community and Personal Service Workers; 21.4% in Professionals and 13.7% in Technicians and Trades Workers.

The major differences between the jobs held by the resident workers (All industries) of Fraser Coast Regional Council and Queensland were:

  • A smaller percentage of resident workers (All industries) employed as Professionals (16.2% compared to 21.4%)
  • A larger percentage of resident workers (All industries) employed as Community and Personal Service Workers (16.9% compared to 12.3%)
  • A smaller percentage of resident workers (All industries) employed as Managers (9.5% compared to 12.5%)
  • A larger percentage of resident workers (All industries) employed as Labourers (12.3% compared to 10.1%)

Emerging groups

The number of resident workers (All industries) in Fraser Coast Regional Council increased by 5,246 between 2016 and 2021.

The largest change in the occupations of the resident workers between 2016 and 2021 in Fraser Coast Regional Council were those employed as:

  • Community and Personal Service Workers (+1,535 persons)
  • Professionals (+903 persons)
  • Technicians and Trades Workers (+631 persons)
  • Labourers (+583 persons)

Fraser Coast Regional Council

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