4.0% ▲ +46.5%
Lower than 65% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 2.8%
- 2016: 5.4%
- 2021: 4.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Middle Ridge · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Jobs & Industry in Middle Ridge
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Well over 62% of workers in Middle Ridge are employed full-time, which is well above the figures for both Queensland and Australia. This highlights a workforce with a very high rate of stable, full-time employment. While the unemployment rate has risen slightly since 2011, it remains lower than in most other areas.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 61.7% of adults are working or looking for work, a figure roughly equal to the state and national averages. The unemployment rate is 4.0%, which is a little below the Queensland and Australian figures.
61.7% ▼ -0.8%
Higher than 51% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 62.2%
- 2016: 60.4%
- 2021: 61.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
62.1% ▼ -1.9%
Higher than 74% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 63.3%
- 2016: 63.4%
- 2021: 62.1%
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 for residents at 22.7%, followed by education and training at 15.0% and retail trade at 9.6%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professional roles are the most common occupation at 32.3%, while managers and clerical or administrative workers each make up around 13% of the 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 Middle Ridge [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/317011452/middle-ridge/topic/employment