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Logan Central · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Jobs & Industry in Logan Central

Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.

Full-time employment has fallen 6.6 percentage points since 2011 in Logan Central. This shift is part of a wider trend where fewer adults are working or looking for work, with the unemployment rate now among the highest in the country at 16.2%.

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📍 Logan Central, Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Where Logan Central sits — Unemployment rate

16.2% ▲ +8.5%

All statistical area 2 (sa2) areas, 2021. The marker is Logan Central — higher than 99% of areas.

Logan Central16.2%
4114, QLD 14.8%
Queensland 5.4%
Australia 5.1%

Labour force

Employment, participation and unemployment.

Only 43.7% of adults are working or looking for work, which is far below the national figure of 61.1%. Full-time employment is also much lower than most areas at 54.3%, while the unemployment rate is far above the Queensland figure.

Unemployment rate

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16.2% ▲ +8.5%

Higher than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).

Labour-force participation

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43.7% ▼ -7.2%

Lower than 95% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.

Employed full-time

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54.3% ▼ -10.8%

Lower than 82% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

Share of employed people who worked full-time.

Industries

The industries that employ local workers.

Manufacturing is the most common industry for local workers at 14.2%, followed by health care and social assistance at 13.3%. Other major employers include retail trade at 9.3% and transport and warehousing at 9.1%.

Occupations

The kinds of jobs people do.

Labourers make up the largest group of workers at 23.2%, followed by machinery operators and drivers at 18.3%. Community and personal service roles account for 13.9% of jobs, while technicians and trades represent 12.2%.

Occupations people work in

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No single group dominates in Logan Central — Labourers leads at 24%, ahead of Machinery operators & drivers (19%) and Community & personal service (14%).

Labourers 23.2% Machinery operators & drivers 18.3% Community & personal service 13.9% Technicians & trades 12.2% Clerical & administrative 9.6% Sales workers 8.5% Professionals 7.4% Managers 3.5%

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 Logan Central [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/311061331/logan-central/topic/employment