5.8% ▲ +16.2%
Higher than 72% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 5.0%
- 2016: 11.2%
- 2021: 5.8%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Slade Point · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Jobs & Industry in Slade Point
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A little more than 61% of people in Slade Point have full-time jobs, which is a little above the figures for Queensland and Australia. While many residents are in stable work, the share of adults working or looking for work has fallen by 5.4 percentage points since 2011.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time employment is higher here than in most areas, though it fell 7.9 percentage points since 2011. The unemployment rate is 5.8%, which is higher than most areas and rose slightly since 2011.
60.5% ▼ -8.2%
Lower than 55% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 65.9%
- 2016: 62.0%
- 2021: 60.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
61.4% ▼ -11.4%
Higher than 71% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 69.3%
- 2016: 62.4%
- 2021: 61.4%
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 at 14.4%, followed by construction at 11.1% and retail trade at 10.7%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Technicians and trades workers make up the largest group at 18.1%, with professionals at 13.6% and labourers at 13.2% also common in the local workforce.
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 Slade Point [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/312021355/slade-point/topic/employment