3.7% ▼ -3.5%
Lower than 74% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 3.9%
- 2016: 4.3%
- 2021: 3.7%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Southern Downs - East · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Jobs & Industry in Southern Downs - East
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A strong agricultural focus shapes daily life in Southern Downs - East, where over a fifth of workers are in farming. While the unemployment rate is very low at 3.7%, fewer adults here are working or looking for work compared to the rest of the state.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 56.5% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well below the Queensland figure of 61.6%. This is despite a very low unemployment rate of 3.7%, which is much lower than most similar areas.
56.5% ▼ -4.8%
Lower than 71% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 59.4%
- 2016: 56.6%
- 2021: 56.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
58.2% ▼ -6.5%
Lower than 55% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 62.3%
- 2016: 61.6%
- 2021: 58.2%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the dominant industry for 20.9% of the workforce. Other common sectors include health care and social assistance at 12.0%, and retail trade at 10.0%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Managers make up the largest group of workers at 21.4%. Labourers follow at 13.9%, with professionals and technicians and trades also representing significant shares of the local workforce.
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 Southern Downs - East [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/307031185/southern-downs-east/topic/employment