4.4% ▼ -33.5%
Lower than 55% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 6.6%
- 2016: 6.9%
- 2021: 4.4%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Parrearra - Warana · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Jobs & Industry in Parrearra - Warana
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A far lower share of adults in Parreterra - Warana are working or looking for work compared to the rest of the state. Only 57.4% of adults are in the labour force, which is well below the Queensland figure of 61.6%. This gap is driven by a low rate of full-time employment, which has dropped since 2011.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time employment is well below the national figure at 53.8%, a rate that has fallen nearly 6 points since 2011. Despite this, the unemployment rate is 4.4%, which is a little below the Queensland average and has improved since 2011.
57.4% ▼ -3.4%
Lower than 68% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 59.4%
- 2016: 57.3%
- 2021: 57.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
53.8% ▼ -9.9%
Lower than 84% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 59.8%
- 2016: 58.4%
- 2021: 53.8%
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 here, employing 18.5% of the workforce, followed by construction at 12.8% and retail trade at 9.8%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Nearly a quarter of workers are professionals at 23.8%, while managers and technicians and trades each make up around 14% of 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 Parrearra - Warana [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/316021423/parrearra-warana/topic/employment