9.2% ▲ +8.6%
Higher than 92% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 8.4%
- 2016: 11.5%
- 2021: 9.2%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Crestmead · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Jobs & Industry in Crestmead
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A high unemployment rate of 9.2% marks Crestmead as one of the most challenged areas for finding work at this level. While more people here work full-time than in most similar places, the overall number of adults working or looking for work is lower than the national figure.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The unemployment rate is well above the Queensland figure of 5.4%. Fewer adults are working or looking for work compared to the rest of the state, and the share of full-time workers has fallen 6.7 points since 2011.
58.8% ▼ -9.3%
Lower than 62% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 64.8%
- 2016: 60.4%
- 2021: 58.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
60.3% ▼ -10.0%
Higher than 62% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 66.9%
- 2016: 66.6%
- 2021: 60.3%
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 13.0%, followed by manufacturing at 12.0% and retail trade at 11.7%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Labourers and machinery operators and drivers are the two most common jobs, each making up 17.7% of the workforce. Technicians and trades follow at 13.9%.
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 Crestmead [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/311031314/crestmead/topic/employment