5.0% —
Higher than 64% of council (lga) areas.
- 2016: 7.7%
- 2021: 5.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Tablelands · Council (LGA)
Jobs & Industry in Tablelands
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Far fewer adults are working or looking for work in Tablelands compared to most similar areas. While the unemployment rate has fallen to 5.0% since 2016, only 51.2% of adults are in the workforce, which is well below the national figure.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time employment is much lower than in most areas, sitting at 55.4% and falling slightly since 2016. This mirrors the overall workforce rate, which is far below the Queensland figure of 61.6%.
51.2% —
Lower than 78% of council (lga) areas.
- 2016: 51.5%
- 2021: 51.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
55.4% —
Lower than 78% of council (lga) areas.
- 2016: 56.5%
- 2021: 55.4%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the most common industry for local workers at 13.9%, followed closely by health care and social assistance at 13.6%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professional and manager roles are the most common occupations, each accounting for around 15% of the workforce, while labourers make up 14.4%.
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 Tablelands [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA36820/tablelands/topic/employment