5.8% ▼ -12.6%
Higher than 72% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 6.6%
- 2016: 8.5%
- 2021: 5.8%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Taringa · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Jobs & Industry in Taringa
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Far more adults are working or looking for work in Taringa than in most similar areas. While 71.3% of adults are in the labour force, a smaller proportion than usual hold full-time positions. This creates a workforce that is highly active but relies less on traditional full-time roles.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Working or looking for work is common here, with 71.3% of adults active in the labour force, far above the national figure of 61.1%. However, full-time employment is well below the Queensland average at 55.6%, a figure that has fallen 8.7 points since 2011. The unemployment rate is 5.8%, which is higher than most areas.
71.3% ▲ +2.9%
Higher than 89% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 69.3%
- 2016: 66.5%
- 2021: 71.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
55.6% ▼ -13.5%
Lower than 75% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 64.3%
- 2016: 61.5%
- 2021: 55.6%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Professional and technical roles lead the local workforce at 16.1%, followed closely by education and training at 15.5% and health care and social assistance at 14.6%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
A large proportion of residents are professionals, accounting for 42.0% of the local workforce. Managers, clerical staff, and community service workers each make up around 11% of the remaining roles.
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 Taringa [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/304031097/taringa/topic/employment