4.1% ▼ -36.6%
Lower than 65% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 6.4%
- 2016: 6.3%
- 2021: 4.1%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Palmwoods · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Jobs & Industry in Palmwoods
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Fewer people work full-time in Palmwoods than in most similar areas. While about 60% of adults are working or looking for work, only 51% have full-time jobs. This is well below the national figure of 59% and reflects a decline in full-time employment since 2011.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The unemployment rate is 4.1%, which is lower than both the state and national figures. However, the proportion of full-time workers has fallen by 5.1 percentage points over the last decade.
60.4% ▼ -1.5%
Lower than 55% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 61.3%
- 2016: 60.7%
- 2021: 60.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
51.1% ▼ -9.1%
Lower than 91% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 56.2%
- 2016: 55.1%
- 2021: 51.1%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the main employer at 16.9%, followed by construction at 12.9% and education and training at 9.2%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
One in five workers is a professional (20.1%), with technicians and tradespeople making up 15.9% 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 Palmwoods [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/316061444/palmwoods/topic/employment