7.7% ▲ +24.0%
Higher than 88% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 6.2%
- 2016: 8.5%
- 2021: 7.7%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Wilsonton · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Jobs & Industry in Wilsonton
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Health care and social assistance is the biggest employer in Wilsonton, where 19.7% of workers are in this field. While full-time work is common, a much smaller share of adults are working or looking for work compared to the rest of the state.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 50.2% of adults are working or looking for work, which is far below the Queensland figure. Unemployment is a little above the national rate at 7.7%, a figure that has risen since 2011.
50.2% ▼ -9.5%
Lower than 87% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 55.5%
- 2016: 52.5%
- 2021: 50.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
60.1% ▼ -4.1%
Higher than 61% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 62.6%
- 2016: 60.9%
- 2021: 60.1%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The local workforce is led by health care and social assistance at 19.7%, followed by retail trade at 11.1% and manufacturing at 9.4%. Construction and education also employ about 8% of people each.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Community and personal service workers make up the largest group at 16.2%. Other common roles include technicians and trades at 15.7% and labourers at 15.1%.
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 Wilsonton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/317011459/wilsonton/topic/employment