TDTSA - Overview

Overview of Transport and Logistics

The Workforce in the Transport Industry

The Transport and Storage industry employs 49,700 South Australians, which is just over 6% of the State’s workforce. It has an older workforce with 47.3 per cent of people being aged 45 years and older when compared to the State average of 39.8 per cent).
Around 11,500 jobs are expected to open up over the next five years due to industry growth and replacement of people who will retire.
Employment has increased by 2,000 people (or 7.4 per cent) since 2005, while the State experienced an increase of 9.5 per cent.
Males account for 80.8 per cent of employment, higher than the State average of 53.9 per cent.
Full-time employment accounts for 80.1 per cent of employment, higher than the State average of 67.1 per cent.

Certificate III & IV qualifications is the most common post-school qualification (20.6 per cent of people compared to the State average of 20.3 per cent) New apprentices and trainees accounted for 5.3 per cent of the State total.

Almost three quarters of employment is in the metropolitan area (northern, southern, eastern and western Adelaide). More than 50% is in the northern and southern areas.
Most people live in the metropolitan area (73.8 per cent compared to the State's average of 73.8 per cent).

While the number of women in the industry is growing, it’s mostly men that work in the industry. Women mostly work in the passenger transport sector.

Top 5 Occupations

Truck Drivers
Taxi Drivers and Chauffeurs
Bus and Tram Drivers
Travel Agents and Tour Guides
Store Persons

Over half of the workers currently working do not have any post school qualifications.
The culture of the industry allows workers to enter employment and offers good opportunities, or re-entry into the workforce.
Nevertheless, vocational education is an important contributor to industry skills with more than one in every four workers holding a Certificate level qualification.

The hazards in the Transport and Logistics Industry include: