Fraser Coast Regional Council

Local workers - Occupations - All industries

In Fraser Coast Regional Council, 17.3% of workers were Community and Personal Service Workers, compared to 21.4% in Queensland.

Occupation is a key component for evaluating the socio-economic status of the local workers and the skills required to work in each industry sector.

The occupations of the local workers in Fraser Coast Regional Council will be influenced by factors including:

  • The economic base and employment opportunities available in Fraser Coast Regional Council;
  • The age of the workforce;
  • The skill and qualification level required to enter an industry; and
  • The working and social aspirations of the population.

For a complete local workers analysis for Fraser Coast Regional Council, view Occupations in conjunction with other indicators, such as Educational qualifications and Income.

Data source

Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) – Census 2016 & 2021 – by place of work

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Local workers occupations
Fraser Coast Regional Council - All industries 20212016Change
Occupations (Click rows to view sub-categories)Number%. QueenslandNumber%. Queensland2016 - 2021
Managers3,3029.912.43,00310.312.1+299
Professionals5,78517.321.44,98717.119.9+798
Technicians and Trades Workers4,38213.113.73,76812.914.2+614
Community and Personal Service Workers5,78517.312.44,52415.511.4+1,261
Clerical and Administrative Workers4,12512.312.73,84513.213.7+280
Sales Workers3,67511.08.73,43111.89.7+244
Machinery Operators And Drivers1,9435.86.81,7446.06.9+199
Labourers3,84311.510.13,39111.610.6+452
Inadequately described or not stated6391.91.94411.51.6+198
Total Persons33,479100.0100.029,134100.0100.0+4,345

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 All industries workforce in Fraser Coast Regional Council in 2021shows the three most popular occupations were:

  • Professionals (5,785 local workers or 17.3%)
  • Community and Personal Service Workers (5,785 local workers or 17.3%)
  • Technicians and Trades Workers (4,382 local workers or 13.1%)

In combination these three occupations accounted for 15,952 people in total or 47.6% of the All industries local workers.

In comparison, Queensland employed 21.4% as Professionals; 12.4% as Community and Personal Service Workers and 13.7% as Technicians and Trades Workers.

The major differences between the jobs held by the workforce in Fraser Coast Regional Council and Queensland were:

  • A larger percentage of local workers employed as Community and Personal Service Workers (17.3% compared to 12.4%)
  • A smaller percentage of local workers employed as Professionals (17.3% compared to 21.4%)
  • A smaller percentage of local workers employed as Managers (9.9% compared to 12.4%)
  • A larger percentage of local workers employed as Sales Workers (11.0% compared to 8.7%)

Emerging groups

The largest changes in the jobs held by the workforce in Fraser Coast Regional Council between2016 and 2021 were those employed as:

  • Community and Personal Service Workers (+1,261 local workers)
  • Professionals (+798 local workers)
  • Technicians and Trades Workers (+614 local workers)
  • Labourers (+452 local workers)

Fraser Coast Regional Council

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