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Occupation

  • In the Outer South-East Region, exactly one-third of employed people (11,764 people) were professionals or associate professionals and a further 19.0% (6,707 people) were employed as intermediate clerical and service workers. Elementary clerical and service workers accounted for 11.0% (3,880 people), trades and related occupations for 10.3% (3,644 people), and managers and administrators for 7.2% (2,544 people).

  • In the Outer South-East Region, Mount Gravatt had the highest proportion of people employed as professionals and associate professionals (38.8%). Runcorn had the highest proportion of people employed as intermediate clerical and service workers (20.3%).

  • In Rochedale, 19.3% of employed people were managers and administrators and, in Mansfield, 12.4% were elementary clerical and service workers.

  • Upper Mount Gravatt had the highest proportion of people employed in trades and related occupations (12.0%).

 Occupation (numbers)
 Employed persons (excl overseas visitors)
 
Managers &
Admini-
strators
No.
Professionals
& Associate
professionals
No.
Trades &
related
No.
Advanced
clerical &
service
No.
Intermed.
clerical &
service
No.
Intermed.
production
& transport
No.
Elementary
clerical &
service
No.
Labourers
& related
No.
 Eight Mile Plains
431 
1,816 
469 
238 
983 
276 
563 
327 
 Kuraby
194 
709 
271 
90 
456 
142 
250 
148 
 MacGregor
140 
775 
209 
103 
422 
131 
282 
145 
 Mansfield
317 
1,463 
445 
194 
817 
260 
557 
357 
 Mount Gravatt
90 
509 
123 
38 
221 
74 
153 
91 
 Mount Gravatt East
267 
1,497 
478 
165 
832 
280 
460 
255 
 Rochedale
97 
147 
52 
21 
75 
33 
28 
26 
 Runcorn
321 
1,739 
642 
218 
1,167 
527 
582 
452 
 Stretton-Karawatha
145 
463 
118 
66 
234 
74 
124 
80 
 Upper Mount Gravatt
191 
939 
368 
114 
580 
220 
343 
258 
 Wishart
351 
1,707 
469 
211 
920 
274 
538 
294 
 Outer South-East Region
2,544 
11,764 
3,644 
1,458 
6,707 
2,291 
3,880 
2,433 
 Brisbane City
33,556 
156,247 
39,977 
16,375 
76,835 
25,085 
40,734 
26,871 

 

 Occupation (percentages)
 Employed persons (excl overseas visitors)
 
Managers &
Admini-
strators
%
Professionals
& Associate
professionals
%
Trades &
related
%
Advanced
clerical &
service
%
Intermed.
clerical &
service
%
Intermed.
production
& transport
%
Elementary
clerical &
service
%
Labourers
& related
%
 Eight Mile Plains
8.3% 
34.8% 
9.0% 
4.6% 
18.9% 
5.3% 
10.8% 
6.3% 
 Kuraby
8.5% 
30.9% 
11.8% 
3.9% 
19.9% 
6.2% 
10.9% 
6.5% 
 MacGregor
6.2% 
34.5% 
9.3% 
4.6% 
18.8% 
5.8% 
12.6% 
6.5% 
 Mansfield
7.1% 
32.6% 
9.9% 
4.3% 
18.2% 
5.8% 
12.4% 
8.0% 
 Mount Gravatt
6.9% 
38.8% 
9.4% 
2.9% 
16.9% 
5.6% 
11.7% 
6.9% 
 Mount Gravatt East
6.2% 
34.9% 
11.1% 
3.8% 
19.4% 
6.5% 
10.7% 
5.9% 
 Rochedale
19.3% 
29.2% 
10.3% 
4.2% 
14.9% 
6.6% 
5.6% 
5.2% 
 Runcorn
5.6% 
30.3% 
11.2% 
3.8% 
20.3% 
9.2% 
10.1% 
7.9% 
 Stretton-Karawatha
10.7% 
34.3% 
8.7% 
4.9% 
17.3% 
5.5% 
9.2% 
5.9% 
 Upper Mount Gravatt
6.2% 
30.5% 
12.0% 
3.7% 
18.9% 
7.2% 
11.2% 
8.4% 
 Wishart
7.3% 
35.4% 
9.7% 
4.4% 
19.1% 
5.7% 
11.2% 
6.1% 
 Outer South-East Region
7.2% 
33.3% 
10.3% 
4.1% 
19.0% 
6.5% 
11.0% 
6.9% 
 Brisbane City
7.9% 
36.9% 
9.5% 
3.9% 
18.2% 
5.9% 
9.6% 
6.4% 

 


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