City of Ipswich

Local workers - Occupations - All industries

In the City of Ipswich, 19.7% of workers were Professionals, 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 the City of Ipswich will be influenced by factors including:

  • The economic base and employment opportunities available in the City of Ipswich;
  • 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 the City of Ipswich, 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
City of Ipswich - All industries 20212016Change
Occupations (Click rows to view sub-categories)Number%. QueenslandNumber%. Queensland2016 - 2021
Managers7,80210.412.46,1989.912.1+1,604
Professionals14,86319.721.411,23918.019.9+3,624
Technicians and Trades Workers9,47812.613.78,26913.314.2+1,209
Community and Personal Service Workers11,29415.012.48,54013.711.4+2,754
Clerical and Administrative Workers9,02012.012.77,34811.813.7+1,672
Sales Workers7,4809.98.76,57010.59.7+910
Machinery Operators And Drivers5,9367.96.85,0658.16.9+871
Labourers7,97910.610.17,97512.810.6+4
Inadequately described or not stated1,4992.01.91,0991.81.6+400
Total Persons75,351100.0100.062,303100.0100.0+13,048

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 the City of Ipswich in 2021shows the three most popular occupations were:

  • Professionals (14,863 local workers or 19.7%)
  • Community and Personal Service Workers (11,294 local workers or 15.0%)
  • Technicians and Trades Workers (9,478 local workers or 12.6%)

In combination these three occupations accounted for 35,635 people in total or 47.3% 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 the City of Ipswich and Queensland were:

  • A larger percentage of local workers employed as Community and Personal Service Workers (15.0% compared to 12.4%)
  • A smaller percentage of local workers employed as Managers (10.4% compared to 12.4%)
  • A smaller percentage of local workers employed as Professionals (19.7% compared to 21.4%)
  • A larger percentage of local workers employed as Sales Workers (9.9% compared to 8.7%)

Emerging groups

The largest changes in the jobs held by the workforce in the City of Ipswich between2016 and 2021 were those employed as:

  • Professionals (+3,624 local workers)
  • Community and Personal Service Workers (+2,754 local workers)
  • Clerical and Administrative Workers (+1,672 local workers)
  • Managers (+1,604 local workers)

City of Ipswich

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