Townsville City Council

Local workers - Occupations - All industries

In the Townsville City Council, 20.5% 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 Townsville City Council will be influenced by factors including:

  • The economic base and employment opportunities available in the Townsville City 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 the Townsville City 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
Townsville City Council - All industries 20212016Change
Occupations (Click rows to view sub-categories)Number%. QueenslandNumber%. Queensland2016 - 2021
Managers8,97510.312.48,0639.912.1+912
Professionals17,75520.521.416,04319.619.9+1,712
Technicians and Trades Workers11,70113.513.711,36413.914.2+337
Community and Personal Service Workers14,52016.712.412,40215.211.4+2,118
Clerical and Administrative Workers11,34213.112.711,58914.213.7-247
Sales Workers7,8089.08.78,1019.99.7-293
Machinery Operators And Drivers5,4406.36.85,3686.66.9+72
Labourers7,7699.010.17,5989.310.6+171
Inadequately described or not stated1,4681.71.91,1961.51.6+272
Total Persons86,778100.0100.081,724100.0100.0+5,054

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 Townsville City Council in 2021shows the three most popular occupations were:

  • Professionals (17,755 local workers or 20.5%)
  • Community and Personal Service Workers (14,520 local workers or 16.7%)
  • Technicians and Trades Workers (11,701 local workers or 13.5%)

In combination these three occupations accounted for 43,976 people in total or 50.7% 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 Townsville City Council and Queensland were:

  • A larger percentage of local workers employed as Community and Personal Service Workers (16.7% compared to 12.4%)
  • A smaller percentage of local workers employed as Managers (10.3% compared to 12.4%)
  • A smaller percentage of local workers employed as Labourers (9.0% compared to 10.1%)
  • A smaller percentage of local workers employed as Professionals (20.5% compared to 21.4%)

Emerging groups

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

  • Community and Personal Service Workers (+2,118 local workers)
  • Professionals (+1,712 local workers)
  • Managers (+912 local workers)
  • Technicians and Trades Workers (+337 local workers)

City of Townsville

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