3.8% ▲ +30.4%
Lower than 73% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 2.9%
- 2016: 5.5%
- 2021: 3.8%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Fig Tree Pocket · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Jobs & Industry in Fig Tree Pocket
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A growing number of adults in Fig Tree Pocket are working or looking for work, rising to 68.9% in 2021. This high level of workforce activity is paired with a low unemployment rate of 3.8%, which is a little below the national figure.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
More people are in the workforce here than in most similar areas, and this figure has risen since 2011. Full-time employment is steady at 59.4%, which is about the same as the Queensland and Australian averages.
68.9% ▲ +2.7%
Higher than 82% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 67.1%
- 2016: 66.0%
- 2021: 68.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
59.4% ▲ +0.2%
Higher than 55% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 59.3%
- 2016: 61.9%
- 2021: 59.4%
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 for local workers at 17.4%, followed closely by professional and technical services at 16.7%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
The local workforce is heavily weighted toward high-skill roles, with professionals making up 41.6% of jobs and managers accounting for another 21.6%.
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 Fig Tree Pocket [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/304021089/fig-tree-pocket/topic/employment