4.4% ▼ -24.3%
Lower than 55% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 5.8%
- 2016: 6.7%
- 2021: 4.4%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Wynnum · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Jobs & Industry in Wynnum
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
More than 65% of adults in Wynnum are working or looking for work, which is well above the national figure. This creates a workforce where full-time employment is much more common than in most other areas. While full-time roles fell slightly since 2011, the overall number of people active in the labour market has risen.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time employment is well above the Queensland average at 62.2%, though this is 3.2 percentage points lower than it was in 2011. Meanwhile, the unemployment rate has fallen to 4.4%, which is about the same as the state and national figures.
65.2% ▲ +3.8%
Higher than 67% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 62.8%
- 2016: 63.5%
- 2021: 65.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
62.2% ▼ -4.9%
Higher than 75% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 65.4%
- 2016: 63.5%
- 2021: 62.2%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the most common industry for local workers at 13.9%. Construction follows at 9.7%, with education and training making up 9.5% of the workforce.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professional roles are the most frequent occupation here at 25.1%. Managers make up 15.8% of the workforce, while clerical and administrative roles account for 14.0%.
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 Wynnum [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/301031020/wynnum/topic/employment