6.2% ▼ -8.5%
Higher than 76% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 6.7%
- 2016: 8.3%
- 2021: 6.2%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Eight Mile Plains · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Jobs & Industry in Eight Mile Plains
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A higher unemployment rate of 6.2% marks Eight Mile Plains as having a more difficult job market than most similar areas. While more adults are working or looking for work than the national figure, the share of people in full-time roles has dropped by 5.2 points since 2011.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 63.5% of adults are working or looking for work, which is a little above the Queensland and Australian figures. However, full-time employment at 57.4% is lower than most areas and has fallen over the last decade.
63.5% ▼ -1.4%
Higher than 59% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 64.4%
- 2016: 62.4%
- 2021: 63.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
57.4% ▼ -8.3%
Lower than 61% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 62.6%
- 2016: 61.0%
- 2021: 57.4%
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 here, employing 15.2% of the workforce. Other common fields include professional and technical services at 9.1% and retail trade at 8.9%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 29.5%. Clerical and administrative roles are the next most common at 12.5%, followed by managers at 11.3%.
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 Eight Mile Plains [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/303031060/eight-mile-plains/topic/employment