2.4% ▼ -14.8%
Lower than 90% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 2.8%
- 2016: 3.4%
- 2021: 2.4%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Flinders · Council (LGA)
Jobs & Industry in Flinders
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Full-time work is a cornerstone of daily life in Flinders, where 72% of the workforce holds a full-time role. This is far above the national figure of 58.9%. The region maintains a very strong employment record, with a tiny unemployment rate of just 2.4%.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 61.7% of adults are working or looking for work, which is about the same as the Queensland average. While this figure fell 3.8 points since 2011, the unemployment rate remains among the lowest at this level.
61.7% ▼ -5.7%
Higher than 68% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 65.4%
- 2016: 64.4%
- 2021: 61.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
72.0% ▼ -0.2%
Higher than 91% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 72.1%
- 2016: 71.7%
- 2021: 72.0%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the dominant industry, employing 30.5% of the workforce. Other key sectors include public administration and safety at 14.5%, and construction at 7.8%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Managers make up the largest group of workers at 27.7%. This is followed by labourers at 16.1%, while professionals and technicians and trades each account for about 10% of the local 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 Flinders [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA33200/flinders/topic/employment