6.8% —
Higher than 83% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Pimpama - South · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Jobs & Industry in Pimpama - South
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Far more adults are working or looking for work in Pimpama - South than in most similar areas. While 70.4% of adults are in the labour force, the unemployment rate is also much higher than most areas at 6.8%. This creates a workforce that is very active but faces more job challenges than the state average.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 70.4% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well above the Queensland figure of 61.6%. Full-time employment sits at 58.6%, which is about the same as the national figure.
70.4% —
Higher than 87% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
58.6% —
Lower than 51% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The local workforce is spread across several sectors, with health care and social assistance being the most common at 15.2%, followed by retail trade at 13.1% and construction at 11.3%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Technicians and trades workers make up the largest group at 15.7%, while community and personal service workers follow closely at 15.1%.
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 Pimpama - South [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/309071555/pimpama-south/topic/employment