6.6% ▼ -13.5%
Higher than 81% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 7.6%
- 2016: 9.1%
- 2021: 6.6%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Lockyer Valley - East · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Jobs & Industry in Lockyer Valley - East
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Much fewer adults are working or looking for work in Lockyer Valley - East than in most similar areas. Only 54.2% of adults are in the labour force, which is well below the Queensland figure of 61.6%. While the unemployment rate is a little above the national average at 6.6%, full-time employment remains steady at 59.0%.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The proportion of adults working or looking for work is 54.2%, a figure that has barely changed since 2011. Meanwhile, the unemployment rate is 6.6%, which is a little above the Australian figure of 5.1% but has fallen by 1.0 percentage points over the last decade.
54.2% ▼ -0.7%
Lower than 77% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 54.6%
- 2016: 52.5%
- 2021: 54.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
59.0% ▼ -4.8%
Higher than 52% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 61.9%
- 2016: 60.9%
- 2021: 59.0%
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 11.7%. Other major employers include construction at 9.1%, retail trade at 9.0%, education and training at 8.8%, and agriculture, forestry and fishing at 8.5%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Technicians and trades workers and labourers are the most common occupations, each making up 15.4% of the workforce. Other common roles include community and personal service workers at 12.8%, managers at 12.2%, and clerical or administrative staff at 11.4%.
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 Lockyer Valley - East [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/310021280/lockyer-valley-east/topic/employment