7.5% ▼ -23.3%
Higher than 87% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 9.7%
- 2016: 12.1%
- 2021: 7.5%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Sunnybank · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Jobs & Industry in Sunnybank
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Fewer adults are working or looking for work in Sunnybank than in most similar areas. This is a community where full-time employment is notably low at 50.2%, and the unemployment rate is much higher than most areas at 7.5%.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 57.7% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well below the Queensland figure of 61.6%. While full-time work fell 6.5 points since 2011, the unemployment rate has improved, falling from 9.7% to 7.5% over the same period.
57.7% ▲ +4.7%
Lower than 66% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 55.1%
- 2016: 55.4%
- 2021: 57.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
50.2% ▼ -11.5%
Lower than 92% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 56.7%
- 2016: 54.0%
- 2021: 50.2%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the biggest employer at 16.1%, followed by accommodation and food services at 12.1%. Retail trade and manufacturing also make up a significant part of the local economy.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 20.8%. Other common roles include technicians and trades at 14%, and community and personal service workers at 13.3%.
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 Sunnybank [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/303061079/sunnybank/topic/employment