3.7% ▼ -13.4%
Lower than 74% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 4.3%
- 2016: 5.6%
- 2021: 3.7%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Everton Park · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A far higher share of adults are working or looking for work in Everton Park than the national average, with 73.1% in the labour force. This reflects a strong employment profile for the area, where the unemployment rate is much lower than most other areas.
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Employment is strong here, with 62.7% of people working full-time, which is well above the Queensland figure of 59.0%. The number of adults working or looking for work rose 7.3 points since 2011, while the unemployment rate stayed low at 3.7%.
3.7% ▼ -13.4%
Lower than 74% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
73.1% ▲ +11.1%
Higher than 92% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
62.7% ▼ -4.4%
Higher than 78% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the most common industry at 15.7%, followed by public administration and safety at 11.2% and education and training at 11.0%.
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 30.1%, with clerical and administrative roles accounting for 14.8% and managers for 13.1%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Jobs & Industry in Everton Park [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/302011025/everton-park/topic/employment