Logan City

Resident workers - Occupations of employment

There are more resident workers (All industries) Technicians and Trades Workers in the Logan City 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 the Logan City'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
Logan City 20212016Change
Occupations (Click rows to view sub-categories)Number%. QueenslandNumber%. Queensland2016 - 2021
Managers14,4929.612.512,1309.212.1+2,362
Professionals21,40214.121.417,41813.219.8+3,984
Technicians and Trades Workers23,87415.713.721,52816.314.3+2,346
Community and Personal Service Workers18,46612.212.314,29010.811.3+4,176
Clerical and Administrative Workers20,96513.812.719,72715.013.6+1,238
Sales Workers13,0458.68.712,8399.79.7+206
Machinery Operators And Drivers16,96211.26.814,59311.16.9+2,369
Labourers19,05512.610.117,00212.910.5+2,053
Inadequately described or not stated3,4342.31.92,4181.81.6+1,016
Total Persons151,695100.0100.0131,945100.0100.0+19,750

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 the Logan City in 2021shows the three most popular occupations were:

  • Technicians and Trades Workers (23,874 people or 15.7%)
  • Professionals (21,402 people or 14.1%)
  • Clerical and Administrative Workers (20,965 people or 13.8%)

In combination these three occupations accounted for 66,241 people in total or 43.7% of the resident workers (All industries).

In comparison, Queensland employed 13.7% in Technicians and Trades Workers; 21.4% in Professionals and 12.7% in Clerical and Administrative Workers.

The major differences between the jobs held by the resident workers (All industries) of the Logan City and Queensland were:

  • A smaller percentage of resident workers (All industries) employed as Professionals (14.1% compared to 21.4%)
  • A larger percentage of resident workers (All industries) employed as Machinery Operators And Drivers (11.2% compared to 6.8%)
  • A smaller percentage of resident workers (All industries) employed as Managers (9.6% compared to 12.5%)
  • A larger percentage of resident workers (All industries) employed as Labourers (12.6% compared to 10.1%)

Emerging groups

The number of resident workers (All industries) in the Logan City increased by 19,750 between 2016 and 2021.

The largest change in the occupations of the resident workers between 2016 and 2021 in the Logan City were those employed as:

  • Community and Personal Service Workers (+4,176 persons)
  • Professionals (+3,984 persons)
  • Machinery Operators And Drivers (+2,369 persons)
  • Managers (+2,362 persons)

City of Logan

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