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Central Highlands · Council (LGA)

Jobs & Industry in Central Highlands

Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.

A much higher share of people are working or looking for work in Central Highlands compared to the state and national figures. This strong employment profile is led by a high proportion of full-time roles and an unemployment rate of 3.3%, which is much lower than most similar areas.

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📍 Central Highlands, Council (LGA)

Where Central Highlands sits — Unemployment rate

3.3% ▲ +35.7%

All council (lga) areas, 2021. The marker is Central Highlands — lower than 76% of areas.

Central Highlands3.3%
Rest of Qld 5.2%
Queensland 5.4%
Australia 5.1%

Labour force

Employment, participation and unemployment.

About 68.8% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well above the Australian figure of 61.1%. Full-time employment is also very high at 67.9%, though this has fallen 4.6 points since 2011.

Unemployment rate

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3.3% ▲ +35.7%

Lower than 76% of council (lga) areas.

Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).

Labour-force participation

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68.8% ▼ -4.9%

Higher than 95% of council (lga) areas.

Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.

Employed full-time

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67.9% ▼ -6.4%

Higher than 86% of council (lga) areas.

Share of employed people who worked full-time.

Industries

The industries that employ local workers.

Mining is the dominant industry here, employing 22.5% of the workforce, followed by agriculture, forestry and fishing at 12.6%. Other common sectors include retail trade at 8.0% and education and training at 7.7%.

Occupations

The kinds of jobs people do.

The local workforce is heavily focused on technical and manual roles, with machinery operators and drivers making up 17.5% of jobs and technicians and trades at 16.8%. Managers account for 15.0% of roles, while labourers and professionals follow at 13.2% and 11.3%.

Occupations people work in

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Central Highlands splits fairly evenly between Machinery operators & drivers (18%) and Technicians & trades (17%), with Managers at 15%.

Machinery operators & drivers 17.5% Technicians & trades 16.8% Managers 15.0% Labourers 13.2% Professionals 11.3% Clerical & administrative 9.7% Sales workers 7.3% Community & personal service 7.2%

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 Central Highlands [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA32270/central-highlands/topic/employment