5.5% —
Lower than 54% of capital city areas.
- 2016: 7.4%
- 2021: 5.5%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Greater Brisbane · Capital City
Jobs & Industry in Greater Brisbane
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Health care and social assistance is the largest employer in Greater Brisbane, where 15.3% of the workforce is employed in this sector. The region has a strong job market, with a much higher proportion of adults working or looking for work compared to most similar areas.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 64.5% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well above the national figure. While full-time employment fell 3.5 percentage points since 2016 to 60.0%, the unemployment rate also dropped to 5.5%.
64.5% —
Higher than 85% of capital city areas.
- 2016: 63.5%
- 2021: 64.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
60.0% —
Higher than 70% of capital city areas.
- 2016: 63.5%
- 2021: 60.0%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Beyond health care, the workforce is spread across education and training, retail trade, and construction, which each employ around 9% of people. Professional and technical services also make up a significant 8.5% of jobs.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 24.7%. Other common roles include clerical and administrative staff at 13.5%, followed by managers, technicians, and trades people, who each represent about 12% of the workforce.
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Jobs & Industry in Greater Brisbane [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/gccsa/3GBRI/greater-brisbane/topic/employment