1986 Census - Occupations, Ipswich

Occupations

Hours Worked
	Male	Female	Persons	Prop5
None	N	N	2189	7.9
1-15	420	1236	1656	5.9
16-24	250	998	1248	4.5
25-34	491	845	1336	4.8
35-39	3829	1775	5604	20.1
40 or more	11369	3838	15207	54.6
Not stated	N	N	599	2.2
Total	N	N	27839	100

Industry
	Male	Female	Persons	Prop %
Agric, Forestry, Fish & Hunting	92	35	127	0.5
Mining	691	20	711	2.6
Manufacturing	3807	1152	4959	17.8
Electricity, Gas, Water	554	37	591	2.1
Construction	1315	165	1480	5.3
Wholesale & Retail Trade	2457	2199	4656	16.7
Transport & Storage	2093	205	2298	8.3
Communication	397	141	538	1.9
Finance, Prop & Bus Services	866	1035	1901	6.8
Public Admin, Defence	2897	802	3699	13.3
Community Services	1733	3106	4839	17.4
Rec, Personal, Other Services	400	693	1095	3.9
Non-classifiable Econ Unit	201	63	264	0.9
Total (incl. not stated)	17916	9923	27839	100

Occupation
	Male	Female	Persons	Prop%
Managers & Administrators	1019	302	1321	4.7
Professionals	1172	719	1891	6.8
Para-professionals	1298	893	2191	7.9
Tradespersons	5507	378	5885	21.1
Clerks	1385	3120	4505	16.2
Sales & Personal Services	977	2027	3104	11.1
Plant & Machine Operators	2509	416	2925	10.5
Labourers & related workers	3572	1762	5334	19.2
Inad described and NEI	291	82	373	1.3
Total (incl. not stated)	17916	9923	27839	100

Labour Force Status
		Male	Females	Persons	Prop%
Employed	Wage/Salary Earner	16501	9139	25640	48
	Self Employed	818	413	1230	2.3
	Employer	573	302	875	1.6
	Unpaid Helper	26	69	95	0.2
	Total Employed	17918	9922	27840	52.1
Unemployed		2041	1485	3526	6.6
Total in Labour Force		19959	11407	31366	58.7
Not in Labour Force		6101	15083	21184	39.7
Total (inc. not stated)		26437	26982	53419	100

Marital Status of the Labour Force
	Males	Females	Persons	Prop%
Never Married	6635	4413	11048	35.2
Married	11919	5874	17793	56.7
Separated not Divorced	508	299	807	2.6
Divorced	762	631	1393	4.4
Widowed	133	192	325	1
Total	19957	11409	31366	100

Individual Income (annual)
	Male	Female	Persons	Prop %
$0-$6000	5825	14134	19959	37.4
$6001-$9000	2022	3469	5491	10.3
$9001-$12000	1958	2321	4279	8
$12001-$15000	2551	1909	4460	8.3
$15001-$18000	3712	1584	5296	9.9
$18001-$22000	3940	847	4787	9
$22001-$26000	2500	407	2907	5.4
$26001-$32000	1490	204	1694	3.2
$32001-$40000	749	47	796	1.5
$40001-$50000	265	21	286	0.5
$50001 and over	151	14	165	0.3
Total (inc. not stated)	26435	26983	53418	100

Census Details

Collection Date1986-06-30Collection AuthorityAustralian Bureau of StatisticsCollection AreaIpswichNotes About CensusSome data has been input incorrectly on the original files.References (online)Census of Population and Housing, 30 June 1986: Census 86 - Profile of Legal Local Government Areas - Usual Residents Counts: Queensland

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