4.2% ▼ -21.1%
Lower than 60% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 5.3%
- 2016: 6.3%
- 2021: 4.2%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Whitfield - Edge Hill · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Jobs & Industry in Whitfield - Edge Hill
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
More adults are working or looking for work in Whitfield - Edge Hill than in most other areas, with 65.2% of the population active in the labour force. This high level of activity is paired with a low unemployment rate of 4.2%, which is a little below the Queensland figure.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
While 65.2% of adults are in the labour force, this is a slight drop from 67% in 2011. Full-time employment sits at 59.2%, which is about the same as the national figure, though this has fallen 4.5 percentage points over the last decade.
65.2% ▼ -2.7%
Higher than 67% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 67.0%
- 2016: 65.9%
- 2021: 65.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
59.2% ▼ -7.1%
Higher than 53% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 63.7%
- 2016: 61.2%
- 2021: 59.2%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the biggest employer for the area, making up 23.7% of jobs. Other common industries include education and training at 9.8% and retail trade at 7.8%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professional roles are the most common occupation at 31.9%, followed by community and personal service workers at 13.1% and managers at 12.3%.
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 Whitfield - Edge Hill [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/306021156/whitfield-edge-hill/topic/employment