4.9% ▲ +3.4%
Higher than 59% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 4.8%
- 2016: 7.3%
- 2021: 4.9%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Stanthorpe · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Jobs & Industry in Stanthorpe
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Fewer adults are working or looking for work in Stanthorpe compared to most similar areas, with only 47.0% in the workforce. This is far below the national figure of 61.1%. The local economy relies heavily on health care and agriculture to provide employment for the community.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time employment has fallen to 50.0% since 2011, which is well below the Queensland figure of 59.0%. While the number of people working or looking for work is among the lowest for its level, the unemployment rate of 4.9% is about the same as the national figure.
47.0% ▼ -6.8%
Lower than 91% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 50.4%
- 2016: 46.9%
- 2021: 47.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
50.0% ▼ -8.9%
Lower than 93% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 54.9%
- 2016: 52.9%
- 2021: 50.0%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the biggest employer at 15.6%, followed by agriculture, forestry and fishing at 12.9%. Retail trade (10.6%) and accommodation and food (10.5%) also employ a significant slice of the local workforce.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Labourers are the most common type of worker at 18.7%, followed by professionals at 14.1%. Community and personal service workers make up 13.4% of the workforce, with managers and technicians and trades each accounting for around 12%.
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 Stanthorpe [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/307031187/stanthorpe/topic/employment