1981 Census - Occupations, Ipswich

Occupations

Income
	Males	Females	Persons	Prop %
None	1154	5441	6595	13.4
Less than 1,000	172	2005	2177	4.4
1,000-2,000	336	941	1277	2.6
2,001-3,000	1591	2283	3874	7.9
3,001-4,000	1813	3510	5323	10.8
4,001-6,000	1602	2800	4402	8.9
6,001-8,000	1765	19873	3748	7.6
8,001-10,000	2628	1528	4156	8.4
10,001-12,000	4071	1454	5525	11.2
12,001-15,000	4453	751	5204	10.5
15,001-18,000	2152	267	2419	4.9
18,001-22,000	1098	144	1242	2.5
2,001-26,000	479	26	505	1
Over 26,000	508	37	545	1.1
Not stated	725	1622	2347	4.8
Total	24547	24792	49339	100

Occupational Status
			Male	Female
In the Labour Force	Employed	Wage or Salary Earner	16965	8244
		Self Employed	781	399
		Employer	588	270
		Helper Unpaid	24	160
		Total	18358	9073
	Unemployed		966	841
	Total Labour Force		19324	9914
Not in Labour Force	Aged 15 years and over		5223	14878
	Aged less than 15 years		6934	9324
	Total		14857	24202
Grand Total			34181	34116

Occupation
	Male	Female	Persons	Prop %
Professional, technical	1336	1332	2668	9.7
Administrative etc	575	99	674	2.5
Clerical workers	1194	2684	3878	14.1
Sales workers	885	1240	2125	7.7
Farmers, fishermen, etc	211	32	243	0.9
Miners, quarrymen, etc	542	0	542	2
Transport, communication	1318	134	1452	5.3
Tradesmen etc	8922	1094	10016	36.5
Service, sport, recreation	947	1617	2564	9.3
Members armed services	1844	110	1954	7.1
Inadequately OESC or N/S	584	731	1315	4.8
Total	18358	9073	27431	100

Census Details

Collection Date1981-06-30Collection AuthorityAustralian Bureau of StatisticsCollection AreaIpswichNotes About CensusSome data has been input incorrectly on the original files.References (online)Census of Populations and Housing, 30 June 1981: Persons and Dwellings in Local Government Areas and Urban Centres, Queensland

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