Rockhampton Regional Council area

Resident workers - Occupations of employment

There are more resident workers (All industries) Professionals in Rockhampton Regional Council area 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 Rockhampton Regional Council area'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
Rockhampton Regional Council area 20212016Change
Occupations (Click rows to view sub-categories)Number%. QueenslandNumber%. Queensland2016 - 2021
Managers3,2198.712.53,0959.012.1+124
Professionals6,15716.721.45,51916.119.8+638
Technicians and Trades Workers5,77215.613.75,65816.514.3+114
Community and Personal Service Workers5,31614.412.34,24612.411.3+1,070
Clerical and Administrative Workers4,54812.312.74,51013.113.6+38
Sales Workers3,3038.98.73,3979.99.7-94
Machinery Operators And Drivers3,4189.26.83,0909.06.9+328
Labourers4,55312.310.14,33112.610.5+222
Inadequately described or not stated6881.91.94641.41.6+224
Total Persons36,974100.0100.034,310100.0100.0+2,664

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 Rockhampton Regional Council area in 2021shows the three most popular occupations were:

  • Professionals (6,157 people or 16.7%)
  • Technicians and Trades Workers (5,772 people or 15.6%)
  • Community and Personal Service Workers (5,316 people or 14.4%)

In combination these three occupations accounted for 17,245 people in total or 46.6% of the resident workers (All industries).

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

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

  • A smaller percentage of resident workers (All industries) employed as Professionals (16.7% compared to 21.4%)
  • A smaller percentage of resident workers (All industries) employed as Managers (8.7% compared to 12.5%)
  • A larger percentage of resident workers (All industries) employed as Machinery Operators And Drivers (9.2% compared to 6.8%)
  • 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 Rockhampton Regional Council area increased by 2,664 between 2016 and 2021.

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

  • Community and Personal Service Workers (+1,070 persons)
  • Professionals (+638 persons)
  • Machinery Operators And Drivers (+328 persons)
  • Inadequately described or not stated (+224 persons)

Rockhampton Regional Council

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