4.4% ▼ -11.4%
Lower than 53% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 5.0%
- 2016: 6.2%
- 2021: 4.4%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Mount Sheridan · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Jobs & Industry in Mount Sheridan
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A drop in full-time employment from 65.3% in 2011 to 59.3% marks the biggest shift in the Mount Sheridan workforce over the last decade. Despite this, the area remains a place where a high proportion of adults are working or looking for work. Most residents are employed in health, retail, or education.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 69.4% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well above the national figure of 61.1%. Unemployment is 4.4%, which is about the same as the rates for Queensland and Australia.
69.4% ▼ -3.3%
Higher than 84% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 71.8%
- 2016: 69.5%
- 2021: 69.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
59.3% ▼ -9.2%
Higher than 54% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 65.3%
- 2016: 63.6%
- 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 main employer at 17.8%, followed by retail trade at 11.1% and education and training at 10.5%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 19.2%, while 15.2% work in community and personal service roles and 14.6% are technicians and tradespeople.
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 Mount Sheridan [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/306021153/mount-sheridan/topic/employment