4.0% ▼ -15.1%
Lower than 65% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 4.8%
- 2016: 5.5%
- 2021: 4.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Geebung · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Far more people are working or looking for work in Geebung than in most similar areas. This activity is led by a strong full-time workforce, with 62.3% of residents in full-time roles, a figure well above the national average. The local unemployment rate is also lower than the typical area.
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Adults working or looking for work make up 68.0% of the population, which is well above the Queensland figure of 61.6%. While the share of full-time workers fell slightly since 2011, the overall number of people in the workforce rose by 4.1 percentage points.
4.0% ▼ -15.1%
Lower than 65% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
68.0% ▲ +6.4%
Higher than 79% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
62.3% ▼ -2.8%
Higher than 76% 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 biggest employer at 15.2%, followed by construction at 9.4% and education and training at 9.3%. Public administration and safety and retail trade each account for about 8% of the workforce.
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 25.1%. Other common roles include clerical and administrative staff at 15.3%, managers at 13.5%, and technicians and trades at 13.0%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Jobs & Industry in Geebung [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/302021030/geebung/topic/employment