4.6% ▼ -9.8%
Higher than 56% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 5.1%
- 2016: 6.3%
- 2021: 4.6%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Southern Downs · Council (LGA)
Jobs & Industry in Southern Downs
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Fewer adults are working or looking for work in Southern Downs than in 2011. The proportion of people in the workforce has fallen to 52.3%, a figure that is well below both the state and national averages. Health care and agriculture are the two biggest employers in the region.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Just 52.3% of adults are working or looking for work, which is much lower than most areas. Full-time employment has also fallen since 2011 to 55.9%, while the unemployment rate has barely changed and sits at 4.6%.
52.3% ▼ -7.0%
Lower than 74% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 56.2%
- 2016: 52.8%
- 2021: 52.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
55.9% ▼ -6.0%
Lower than 75% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 59.5%
- 2016: 58.4%
- 2021: 55.9%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the top industry at 13.8%, followed closely by agriculture, forestry and fishing at 13.1%. Retail trade accounts for 10.8% of the workforce.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Labourers are the most common workers at 17.0%, followed by managers at 15.5% and professionals at 12.9%. Community and personal service workers and technicians and trades each make up 12.3% 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 Southern Downs [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA36660/southern-downs/topic/employment