5.5% ▼ -3.7%
Higher than 67% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 5.7%
- 2016: 7.6%
- 2021: 5.5%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Tablelands · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Jobs & Industry in Tablelands
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Far fewer adults are working or looking for work in Tablelands than in most similar areas, with only 42.7% of the adult population in the labour force. This is a striking gap compared to the national figure of 61.1%. Despite this, those who are employed tend to work full-time at a rate higher than the state and national averages.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The share of adults working or looking for work is far below the Queensland figure, having fallen 8.7 percentage points since 2011. Meanwhile, the unemployment rate has barely changed since 2011 and sits at 5.5%, which is about the same as the national figure.
42.7% ▼ -16.9%
Lower than 96% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 51.4%
- 2016: 44.7%
- 2021: 42.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
60.1% ▼ -2.3%
Higher than 61% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 61.5%
- 2016: 61.1%
- 2021: 60.1%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the dominant industry here, employing 30.1% of the workforce. Other common sectors include health care and social assistance at 9.2%, and education and training at 7.1%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Nearly a quarter of workers are managers, making up 24.6% of the local workforce. Labourers are also common at 16.8%, followed by technicians and trades at 11.4%.
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 Tablelands [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/315011400/tablelands/topic/employment