4.8% ▲ +18.8%
Higher than 55% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 4.0%
- 2016: 9.3%
- 2021: 4.8%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Sarina · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Jobs & Industry in Sarina
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Full-time work is much more common in Sarina than in most similar areas. While 65.1% of the workforce is employed full-time, the overall proportion of adults working or looking for work is lower than the national figure.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 57.9% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well below the Queensland figure of 61.6%. This is a drop of 4.7 percentage points since 2011, though the unemployment rate has barely changed at 4.8%.
57.9% ▼ -7.5%
Lower than 65% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 62.6%
- 2016: 57.7%
- 2021: 57.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
65.1% ▼ -6.5%
Higher than 87% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 69.6%
- 2016: 64.8%
- 2021: 65.1%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Mining is the biggest employer in the area at 15.1%, followed by transport and warehousing at 11.3% and health care and social assistance at 9.1%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
The local workforce is dominated by technicians and trades at 21.0%, while machinery operators and drivers make up 17.9% of roles.
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 Sarina [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/312021352/sarina/topic/employment