City of Adelaide

tourism workforce

In 2016, there were 10,694 people who make up the tourism workforce in the City of Adelaide, of this 39.6% worked full-time and 60.4% worked part-time or were away from work.

tourism are key industries in many parts of Australia, but it has not been well represented in economic profiles in the past due to the difficulty in defining it.

The tourism industries are defined by the ABS not as regular industries but as a set of occupation categories working across a number of industries.

This page presents some key statistics for tourism workers in the City of Adelaide with comparisons to benchmark areas. tourism data should be viewed in conjunction with the Industry sector analysis page for the accomodation sector, which has modelled estimates of the size of the industry on an annual basis. The Employment locations page will show where accommodation activity is taking place and the Local workers section will reveal the characteristics of accommodation workers.

Please note: Due to a change in the occupation classification, tourism occupation data are currently only available from the 2016 Census.

Data source

Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) – Census 2016 – by place of work

Current benchmark:
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  • Key Statistics
  • Occupations
Value of tourism
City of Adelaide2016
MeasureCity of Adelaide% of total industrySouth Australia%% of total industry in City of Adelaide
Tourism workforce
Total workers 10,694100.0100.09.1
Males4,89945.841.99.3
Females5,79554.258.18.9
Age structure
15 to 24 years3,69134.533.627.6
25 to 44 years4,93446.138.08.5
45 to 54 Years1,20111.214.94.7
55 to 64 Years6866.410.54.0
65 years and over1821.73.05.1
Hours worked
Worked full-time4,23839.636.05.6
Worked part-time5,95355.759.016.9
Away from work5084.85.18.0
Qualifications
Bachelor or higher degree2,35622.013.54.4
Advanced diploma or diploma1,08110.18.67.6
Certificate level2,14620.122.712.2
No qualifications4,89145.752.816.5
Ethnicity
Australian-born6,26158.569.87.5
Born overseas4,34140.629.013.0
Birthplace not stated960.91.29.5
Speaks a language other than English3,84135.923.516.0
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander1000.91.18.3
Individual income
Less than $5004,16138.942.828.5
$500 -$1,7496,16757.753.08.4
$1,750 or more2682.52.71.0

Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2016. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions).

Please refer to specific data notes for more information

City of Adelaide

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