5.0% ▼ -6.0%
Higher than 60% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 5.3%
- 2016: 7.4%
- 2021: 5.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Keperra · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Jobs & Industry in Keperra
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Full-time employment has fallen by 5.2 percentage points since 2011 in Keperra. While the typical resident's work status remains steady, the area now sees a smaller proportion of adults working or looking for work than the national average.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 58.1% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well below the Queensland figure of 61.6%. The unemployment rate is 5.0%, which is about the same as the national figure of 5.1%.
58.1% ▲ +1.2%
Lower than 65% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 57.4%
- 2016: 56.9%
- 2021: 58.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
59.3% ▼ -8.1%
Higher than 54% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 64.5%
- 2016: 62.0%
- 2021: 59.3%
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 14.9%, followed by education and training at 11.1%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 29.8%, while technicians and trades workers account for 13.2% of occupations.
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 Keperra [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/304041100/keperra/topic/employment