6.5% ▼ -11.0%
Higher than 80% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 7.3%
- 2016: 9.5%
- 2021: 6.5%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Runcorn · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Jobs & Industry in Runcorn
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A higher share of adults are working or looking for work in Runcorn than in most other areas. While 65.3% of adults are in the labour force, the area faces challenges with an unemployment rate of 6.5%, which is much higher than in most similar places.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The number of people working or looking for work is well above the national figure, though full-time employment has fallen 5.6 points since 2011 to 55.9%. This is well below the Queensland average of 59.0%.
65.3% ▼ -1.0%
Higher than 67% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 65.9%
- 2016: 63.7%
- 2021: 65.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
55.9% ▼ -9.1%
Lower than 73% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 61.5%
- 2016: 58.3%
- 2021: 55.9%
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 14.3%, followed by retail trade at 9.6% and accommodation and food services at 9.2%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professional roles are the most common occupation at 23.2%. Other significant groups include technicians and trades at 13.1% and clerical and administrative workers at 12.2%.
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 Runcorn [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/303061078/runcorn/topic/employment