Business
Boyne Island and Tannum Sands
Employment and Education
The main occupation categories for people aged 15 years and over in Boyne Tannum are:
- 21.5% - Technicians and Trade Operators
- 16.6% - Professionals
- 11.7% - Machinery Operators
- 11.6% - Community and personal service workers
- 10.8% - Clerical and Administrative Workers
- 10% - Labourers
- 8.7% - Managers
The most prominent occupation in the Boyne Island Tannum Sands area is Technicians and Trade Operators, with 21.5 per cent of residents employed in this category. This could be a result of the presence of Rio Tinto's Boyne Smelter in Boyne Island.
40 per cent of employed people in the Boyne Tannum community are employed by Boyne Smelters which is situated in Boyne Island.
Professionals and machinery operators are also prominently represented with 16.6 per cent and 11.7 per cent respectively.
Across the decade there have been several professions that have either significantly increased or decreased in the Boyne Island Tannum Sands area.
Of note, there has been an 87 per cent increase in residents working in Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing over the period of 2011 to 2021.
There has also been an 84 per cent increase in Artists and Recreation Services across the same period.
In the last five years, occupations such as Education and Training and Health Care and Social Assistance have also increased by 42 per cent in both categories.
There has been a significant decrease in Information Technology by 55 per cent, as well as 49 per cent decrease in Professional Scientific and Technical Services, which could be attributed to the end of a major construction period over the last five years.
Wholesale trade has also declined by almost fifty per cent, which may be a result of increased online shopping.
The number of people working full time has decreased by 8.5 per cent between 2011 and 2021, whilst there has been a consistent increase in part-time work by 20 per cent.
There has been a significant increase in residents working away, with a 35.3 per cent increase since 2016. There has also been an increase in residents not in the labour force, which could correlate with the increase in seniors ageing in place.
There was a staggering increase of 175 per cent of unemployed residents between 2011 and 2016, potentially a result of declining employment opportunities during the LNG construction period.This percentage has decreased in the subsequent census period by 44.7 per cent representing just 4 per cent of the suburb's population.
The top five industries of employment have been the same in 2011 and 2021 with some shifts in the ranking order, four of the five industries are also ranked in top five during 2021.
The top five industries in 2016 and 2021 were; manufacturing, construction, retail trade, health care and social assistance and education and training. In 2011 the top five ranked industries were manufacturing, construction, retail trade, health care and social assistance and Professional, Scientific and Technical Services.
Hours worked can only be shown for 2021 and 2016 due this data not being captured in the 2011 Census.
There has been a three percent increase in the number of employees working 35 hours or more between 2016 and 2021, however, there has been a nine per cent reduction of employees working in excess of 45 hours a week. Subsequently, there has also been an increase of 12.5 per cent across the same period in part-time hours reflecting this type of employment as a popular trend in the Boyne Tannum community.
Over 90 per cent of workers travel to their place of work by car, either as driver or passenger, which has stayed consistent over the decade. Transport to work via bus increased by 431 per cent in 2011 representing the transport preference during the construction of the three LNG plants on Curtis Island.
Considerations:
- Over two third of the employed community work over 35 hours per week and therefore may need access to services either outside working hours or on weekends.
- 40 per cent of the population is employed by Boyne Smelters. Opportunities may exist to partner with industry to support the community.
|
Industry |
2021 Pop |
% pop |
2016 Pop |
% pop |
2011 pop |
% pop |
% Change 2011- 2021 |
% Change 2016- 2021 |
% Change 2011- 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing |
30 |
0.6% |
26 |
0.6% |
16 |
0.3% |
87.5% |
15.3% |
62.5% |
|
Mining |
196 |
4.1% |
162 |
3.6% |
165 |
3.4% |
18.7% |
20.9% |
-1.8% |
|
Manufacturing |
826 |
17.1% |
799 |
17.9% |
1,106 |
22.6% |
-25.3% |
3.3% |
-27.7% |
|
Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services |
133 |
2.7% |
121 |
2.7% |
101 |
2.1% |
31.6% |
9.9% |
19.8% |
|
Construction |
560 |
11.6% |
502 |
11.2% |
724 |
14.8% |
-22.6% |
11.5% |
-30.6% |
|
Wholesale Trade |
52 |
1.1% |
58 |
1.3% |
101 |
2.1% |
-48.5% |
-10.3% |
-42.5% |
|
Retail Trade |
350 |
7.2% |
402 |
9.0% |
430 |
8.8% |
-18.6% |
-12.9% |
-6.5% |
|
Accommodation and Food Services |
333 |
6.9% |
277 |
6.2% |
242 |
4.9% |
37.6% |
20.2% |
14.4% |
|
Transport, Postal and Warehousing |
312 |
6.5% |
298 |
6.7% |
240 |
4.9% |
30.0% |
4.6% |
24.1% |
|
Information Media and Telecommunications |
8 |
0.2% |
23 |
0.5% |
18 |
0.4% |
-55.5% |
-62.2% |
27.7% |
|
Financial and Insurance Services |
38 |
0.8% |
57 |
1.3% |
59 |
1.2% |
-35.5% |
-33.3% |
-3.3% |
|
Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services |
64 |
1.3% |
80 |
1.8% |
104 |
2.1% |
-38.4% |
-20.0% |
-23.0% |
|
Professional, Scientific and Technical Services |
182 |
3.8% |
242 |
5.4% |
358 |
7.3% |
-49.1% |
-24.7% |
-32.4% |
|
Administrative and Support Services |
144 |
3.0% |
129 |
2.9% |
119 |
2.4% |
21.0% |
11.6% |
8.4% |
|
Public Administration and Safety |
223 |
4.6% |
182 |
4.1% |
173 |
3.5% |
28.9% |
22.5% |
5.2% |
|
Education and Training |
474 |
9.8% |
423 |
9.5% |
332 |
6.8% |
42.7% |
12.0% |
27.4% |
|
Health Care and Social Assistance |
498 |
10.3% |
383 |
8.6% |
350 |
7.2% |
42.2% |
30.0% |
9.4% |
|
Arts and Recreation Services |
35 |
0.0% |
28 |
0.6% |
19 |
0.4% |
84.2% |
25.0% |
47.3% |
|
Other Services |
140 |
0.6% |
142 |
3.2% |
134 |
2.7% |
4.4% |
-1.4% |
5.9% |
|
Inadequately described/Not stated |
236 |
4.9% |
144 |
3.2% |
102 |
2.1% |
131.3% |
63.8% |
41.1% |
ABS Census Data, 2021, 2016, 2011
