6.9% ▲ +3.7%
Higher than 85% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 6.6%
- 2016: 8.4%
- 2021: 6.9%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Strathpine - Brendale · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Jobs & Industry in Strathpine - Brendale
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A higher unemployment rate of 6.9% marks Strathpine - Brendale as having more jobless residents than most similar areas. While most adults here are working or looking for work, the proportion of full-time employees has fallen by nearly 10 percentage points since 2011.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 61.9% of adults are working or looking for work, which is about the same as the Queensland and national figures. However, the unemployment rate is a little above both state and national levels.
61.9% ▼ -6.0%
Higher than 52% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 65.9%
- 2016: 62.4%
- 2021: 61.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
58.6% ▼ -13.8%
Lower than 51% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 68.0%
- 2016: 62.6%
- 2021: 58.6%
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 16.5%, followed by retail trade at 11.1% and construction at 8.6%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Technicians and trades workers make up the largest group at 16.2%, with clerical and administrative roles following closely at 15.2%.
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 Strathpine - Brendale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/314031394/strathpine-brendale/topic/employment