3.0% ▼ -4.8%
Lower than 90% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 3.2%
- 2016: 4.4%
- 2021: 3.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Highfields · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Jobs & Industry in Highfields
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A very low unemployment rate of 3% defines the daily working life in Highfields. Most adults here are in stable roles, with full-time employment and workforce participation both sitting above national and state figures.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 64.3% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well above the Australian figure of 61.1%. Full-time employment is also slightly higher than in Queensland, at 61.1%, though this is 1.5 percentage points lower than it was in 2011.
64.3% ▼ -4.1%
Higher than 62% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 67.0%
- 2016: 64.9%
- 2021: 64.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
61.1% ▼ -2.4%
Higher than 68% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 62.6%
- 2016: 62.3%
- 2021: 61.1%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The local workforce is largely employed in health care and social assistance, which accounts for 15.5% of jobs. Other major employers include education and training at 12.7% and public administration and safety at 11.1%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 23.8%. Other common roles in the area are technicians and trades at 14.7%, followed closely by clerical and administrative staff at 14.4%.
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 Highfields [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/317011450/highfields/topic/employment