4.6% ▼ -38.5%
Higher than 50% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 7.4%
- 2016: 8.2%
- 2021: 4.6%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Esk · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Jobs & Industry in Esk
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A far lower share of adults are working or looking for work in Esk compared to the rest of the state. Only 44.8% of adults are in the labour force, which is 17 percentage points below the Queensland figure. This trend has worsened slightly since 2011.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time employment has fallen to 52.1%, a figure well below the national average. While the unemployment rate of 4.6% is about the same as the state and national figures, it has fallen by 2.9 percentage points since 2011.
44.8% ▼ -3.5%
Lower than 93% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 46.5%
- 2016: 42.6%
- 2021: 44.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
52.1% ▼ -10.0%
Lower than 89% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 57.9%
- 2016: 59.8%
- 2021: 52.1%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The local workforce is split across several sectors, with agriculture, forestry and fishing leading at 12.5%, followed closely by health care and social assistance at 12.2%. Retail trade, education, and construction also make up significant shares of employment.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Labourers are the most common occupation at 15.6%, followed by managers at 15.5%. Community and personal service workers make up 14.1% of the workforce, while technicians, tradespeople, and professionals account for 13.8% and 11.6% respectively.
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 Esk [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/310021278/esk/topic/employment