3.9% ▼ -7.3%
Lower than 70% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 4.2%
- 2016: 4.3%
- 2021: 3.9%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Alderley · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Jobs & Industry in Alderley
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Professional roles dominate the workforce in Alderley, where nearly 39% of workers are employed as professionals. This creates a highly active job market, with a far greater proportion of adults working or looking for work than in the rest of Queensland. The area maintains a strong employment record and a low unemployment rate of 3.9%.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Around 76.8% of adults are working or looking for work, which is far above the national figure of 61.1%. While full-time employment is a little above the state average at 61.2%, this figure has fallen 3.9 percentage points since 2011.
76.8% ▲ +1.2%
Higher than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 75.9%
- 2016: 74.3%
- 2021: 76.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
61.2% ▼ -5.9%
Higher than 70% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 65.1%
- 2016: 64.2%
- 2021: 61.2%
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 16.6%. Other major employers include professional and technical services at 13.9% and education and training at 10.9%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up 38.7% of the workforce, followed by managers at 15.1%. Clerical and administrative roles account for 11.8%, while community and personal service workers make up 9.6% of the local jobs.
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 Alderley [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/305031120/alderley/topic/employment