City of Adelaide

Resident workers - Key statistics - All industries

8,611 people or 68.1% of the City of Adelaide's resident workers (All industries) have a tertiary qualification.

The local resident workers include all employed people who are resident in the local area regardless of where they work. In other words, it is the people who live locally and therefore have the potential to work locally and is an important resource for the local economy. Their characteristics inform us about the skills that are available locally, even if they are not currently employed in the local economy.

Access the detailed tables for further exploration of each characteristic.

Data source

Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) – Census 2016 and 2021 – by usual residence

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Resident workers key statistics - All industries
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Namenumber%. % South Australianumber%. % South Australia2016 to 2021
Resident workers
Total Resident workers (Census)12,644100.0100.09,272100.0100.0+3,372
Males6,58752.151.44,85052.351.9+1,737
Females6,05547.948.64,42147.748.1+1,634
Age structure
15 - 24 years2,46019.514.61,54216.614.1+918
25 - 54 years8,07863.963.36,02164.964.5+2,057
55 - 64 years1,35610.716.71,09311.816.8+263
65 years and over7606.05.36226.74.6+138
Top three industries
Health care and social assistance1,90815.116.41,37414.814.8+534
Professional, scientific and technical services1,77414.06.21,12512.15.6+649
Accommodation and food services1,70013.46.61,18912.86.7+511
Top three occupations
Professionals4,73637.521.53,51437.920.3+1,222
Managers1,72813.713.01,37514.812.6+353
Community and personal service workers1,68713.313.01,14012.312.0+547
Hours worked
Full time7,21757.157.25,65361.058.3+1,564
Part time5,26741.741.33,47737.540.1+1,790
Qualifications
Bachelor or higher degree7,49359.330.75,04654.425.9+2,447
Advanced diploma or diploma1,1188.810.38899.610.6+229
Certificate level1,2439.824.81,02611.125.1+217
No qualifications2,55620.232.12,11222.835.7+444
Individual Income
Less than $5002,13616.914.3--------
$500 -$1,9997,55359.769.9--------
$2,000 or more2,88222.814.9--------
Method of Travel to Work
Car4,42235.068.73,54938.370.5+873
Public Transport1,59412.65.31,10011.97.0+494
Bicycle3582.80.93473.71.0+11
Walked only3,04024.02.52,49126.92.8+549
Other Characteristics
Born overseas6,00847.526.13,70540.023.2+2,303
Speaks a language other than English at home4,53535.918.62,69329.015.4+1,842
Arrived between 2016 and August 20212,82922.45.1--------

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