5.6% ▲ +0.3%
Higher than 69% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 5.6%
- 2016: 6.8%
- 2021: 5.6%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Warwick · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Jobs & Industry in Warwick
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A gap of over 8 percentage points separates Warwick from the Queensland average in the proportion of adults working or looking for work. While 53.4% of adults are in the labour force, the town's unemployment rate is 5.6%, which is higher than most similar areas.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time employment sits at 57.8%, a little below the national figure of 58.9%. The share of adults working or looking for work has fallen to 53.4% since 2011, while unemployment has remained steady at 5.6%.
53.4% ▼ -6.3%
Lower than 79% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 57.0%
- 2016: 53.9%
- 2021: 53.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
57.8% ▼ -3.4%
Lower than 58% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 59.9%
- 2016: 59.1%
- 2021: 57.8%
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 15.2%, followed by retail trade at 13.2% and manufacturing at 11.2%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Labourers make up the largest group of workers at 17.7%, with 13.3% in community and personal service roles and 13.1% as technicians and tradespeople.
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 Warwick [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/307031189/warwick/topic/employment