4.9% ▼ -40.6%
Higher than 58% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 8.2%
- 2016: 7.1%
- 2021: 4.9%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Varsity Lakes · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Jobs & Industry in Varsity Lakes
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
More adults in Varsity Lakes are working or looking for work than in most similar areas. While 66.5% of the adult population is active in the labour force, a smaller proportion of these roles are full-time compared to the rest of the state.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The proportion of adults working or looking for work is well above the national figure of 61.1%. However, full-time employment has fallen to 53.6%, which is well below the Queensland average of 59.0%. Meanwhile, the unemployment rate has fallen to 4.9% since 2011.
66.5% ▲ +7.5%
Higher than 73% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 61.8%
- 2016: 63.5%
- 2021: 66.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
53.6% ▼ -9.8%
Lower than 85% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 59.4%
- 2016: 59.6%
- 2021: 53.6%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the most common industry for local workers at 15.7%, followed by retail trade at 11.3% and accommodation and food services at 9.9%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 23.1%. Other common roles include community and personal service workers at 13.9% and technicians and trades people at 13.1%.
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 Varsity Lakes [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/309081262/varsity-lakes/topic/employment