4.0% ▲ +19.9%
Lower than 65% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 3.4%
- 2016: 4.2%
- 2021: 4.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Inglewood - Waggamba · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Jobs & Industry in Inglewood - Waggamba
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Almost half of the local workforce is tied to the land in Inglewood - Waggamba, where farming and agriculture drive the local economy. While fewer adults here are working or looking for work compared to the national figure, those who are employed are far more likely to have full-time roles.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time employment is very high at 66.2%, well above the Queensland figure of 59.0%. However, the overall proportion of adults working or looking for work is 56.9%, which is well below both the state and national figures.
56.9% ▼ -7.0%
Lower than 70% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 61.1%
- 2016: 56.3%
- 2021: 56.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
66.2% ▼ -2.5%
Higher than 89% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 67.8%
- 2016: 67.1%
- 2021: 66.2%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the dominant industry, employing 46.9% of the workforce. Other main employers include health care and social assistance at 8.2% and education and training at 7.4%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
The most common roles are managers, who make up 31.2% of workers, followed by labourers at 21.7% and machinery operators and drivers at 10.2%.
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 Inglewood - Waggamba [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/307011174/inglewood-waggamba/topic/employment