3.9% ▼ -19.8%
Lower than 68% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 4.9%
- 2016: 6.2%
- 2021: 3.9%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Stanthorpe Surrounds · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Jobs & Industry in Stanthorpe Surrounds
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Fewer adults have been working or looking for work in Stanthorpe Surrounds since 2011, with that figure falling 7.0 percentage points. The area now has a much lower proportion of full-time workers than most other regions. However, the unemployment rate is a low 3.9%, which is a little below the national figure.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 51.7% of adults are working or looking for work, a figure that is well below the Queensland rate of 61.6%. Full-time employment is also much lower than in most areas, having fallen 5.6 percentage points since 2011 to reach 53.0%.
51.7% ▼ -11.9%
Lower than 84% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 58.7%
- 2016: 52.3%
- 2021: 51.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
53.0% ▼ -9.6%
Lower than 87% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 58.6%
- 2016: 56.3%
- 2021: 53.0%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the main employer for the area, accounting for 23.2% of jobs. Other common industries include health care and social assistance at 11.5%, and construction at 8.3%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Managers make up the largest group of workers at 20.9%, followed by labourers at 19.1%. Professionals account for 12.9% of the workforce, while community and personal service workers make up 12.4%.
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 Surrounds [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/307031188/stanthorpe-surrounds/topic/employment