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Ingham Surrounds · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Jobs & Industry in Ingham Surrounds

Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.

Fewer adults are working or looking for work in Ingham Surrounds than they were in 2011, with the figure dropping 5.0 percentage points to 54.6%. Despite this, the area has a very high proportion of full-time workers and an unemployment rate of just 3.2%, which is lower than the national figure.

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📍 Ingham Surrounds, Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Where Ingham Surrounds sits — Unemployment rate

3.2% ▲ +15.0%

All statistical area 2 (sa2) areas, 2021. The marker is Ingham Surrounds — lower than 86% of areas.

Ingham Surrounds3.2%
4850, QLD 4.2%
Queensland 5.4%
Australia 5.1%

Labour force

Employment, participation and unemployment.

Full-time employment is well above the national figure at 64.0%, though this has fallen slightly since 2011. The unemployment rate remains low at 3.2%, which is a little below both the state and national rates.

Unemployment rate

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3.2% ▲ +15.0%

Lower than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).

Labour-force participation

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54.6% ▼ -8.4%

Lower than 76% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.

Employed full-time

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64.0% ▼ -1.3%

Higher than 84% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

Share of employed people who worked full-time.

Industries

The industries that employ local workers.

Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the most common industry for local workers at 19.6%. Other major employers include manufacturing at 12.8% and health care and social assistance at 11.8%.

Industries people work in

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No single group dominates in Ingham Surrounds — Agriculture, forestry & fishing leads at 21%, ahead of Manufacturing (13%) and Health care & social assistance (12%).

Agriculture, forestry & fishing 19.6% Manufacturing 12.8% Health care & social assistance 11.8% Education & training 9.1% Retail trade 7.1% Construction 6.8% Accommodation & food 6.0% Public administration & safety 4.6% Other services 3.6% Mining 3.0%

Occupations

The kinds of jobs people do.

Managers make up the largest group of workers at 18.7%, followed by technicians and trades at 16.2%. Labourers, professionals and machinery operators also make up significant portions 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 Ingham Surrounds [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/318011465/ingham-surrounds/topic/employment