3.9% ▼ -18.4%
Lower than 70% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 4.8%
- 2016: 6.8%
- 2021: 3.9%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Johnstone · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Jobs & Industry in Johnstone
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A strong reliance on the land defines daily work in Johnstone, where one in five people works in agriculture, forestry and fishing. While the unemployment rate is a low 3.9%, fewer adults are working or looking for work compared to the rest of the state.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 56.1% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well below the national figure of 61.1%. This is a decline from 2011, though the unemployment rate has also fallen slightly to 3.9%, remaining a little below the state and national figures.
56.1% ▼ -10.7%
Lower than 72% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 62.8%
- 2016: 59.3%
- 2021: 56.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
59.6% ▼ -4.9%
Higher than 57% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 62.7%
- 2016: 61.0%
- 2021: 59.6%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the dominant industry at 20.2%. Other common sectors include health care and social assistance at 9.6% and manufacturing at 9.0%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
The most common roles are managers at 17.5%, followed closely by labourers at 16.4% and technicians and trades at 15.7%.
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 Johnstone [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/306031160/johnstone/topic/employment