6.4% ▲ +17.8%
Higher than 79% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 5.4%
- 2016: 7.3%
- 2021: 6.4%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Petrie · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Jobs & Industry in Petrie
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
More people are working or looking for work in Petrie than in most similar areas. While the typical employment pattern mirrors the national trend, the local unemployment rate of 6.4% is much higher than in most other areas.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 66.5% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well above the Queensland figure of 61.6%. However, this has fallen by 5.7 percentage points since 2011, and the unemployment rate has risen to 6.4%.
66.5% ▼ -7.9%
Higher than 73% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 72.2%
- 2016: 69.1%
- 2021: 66.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
59.5% ▼ -8.2%
Higher than 56% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 64.9%
- 2016: 63.7%
- 2021: 59.5%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the biggest employer at 14.3%, followed by retail trade at 11.4% and construction at 10.5%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 19.1%, with clerical and administrative staff and technicians and trades each accounting for around 15% of the workforce.
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
More for Petrie
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Jobs & Industry in Petrie [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/314031393/petrie/topic/employment