10.6% ▼ -16.3%
Higher than 96% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 12.6%
- 2016: 14.4%
- 2021: 10.6%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Manoora · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Jobs & Industry in Manoora
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A much lower proportion of residents are working or looking for work in Manoora compared to most similar areas. Only 52.3% of adults are in the labour force, while the unemployment rate is among the highest for this level at 10.6%. This is well above both the Queensland figure of 5.4% and the national rate of 5.1%.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time employment has fallen by 10 percentage points since 2011 to 54.3%. This is well below the national figure of 58.9%, while the overall share of adults working or looking for work has also dropped over the last decade.
52.3% ▼ -8.2%
Lower than 82% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 56.9%
- 2016: 52.6%
- 2021: 52.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
54.3% ▼ -15.9%
Lower than 81% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 64.6%
- 2016: 58.7%
- 2021: 54.3%
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 19.9%, followed by accommodation and food services at 12.7% and retail trade at 10.3%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
The most common jobs are in community and personal service at 18.6%, with labourers making up 15.3% of the workforce. Professionals account for 14.6%, while technicians and trades make up 13.1%.
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 Manoora [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/306021151/manoora/topic/employment