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Garbutt - West End · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Jobs & Industry in Garbutt - West End

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

Much higher shares of full-time employment mark Garbutt - West End compared to most similar areas. While 63.7% of the workforce is in full-time roles, the area faces a higher unemployment rate of 6.5% than the national figure. This creates a workforce profile with a strong core of full-time workers alongside a larger-than-average number of people looking for jobs.

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📍 Garbutt - West End, Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Where Garbutt - West End sits — Unemployment rate

6.5% ▲ +4.5%

All statistical area 2 (sa2) areas, 2021. The marker is Garbutt - West End — higher than 80% of areas.

Garbutt - West End6.5%
4814, QLD 5.7%
Queensland 5.4%
Australia 5.1%

Labour force

Employment, participation and unemployment.

About 59.6% of adults are working or looking for work, which is a little below the Queensland figure of 61.6%. This is consistent with a slightly higher unemployment rate of 6.5%, which is a little above both the state and national figures.

Unemployment rate

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6.5% ▲ +4.5%

Higher than 80% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

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

Labour-force participation

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59.6% ▼ -1.5%

Lower than 59% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

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

Employed full-time

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63.7% ▼ -6.8%

Higher than 82% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

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 here, employing 17.2% of people. Public administration and safety follow at 12.0%, while education, construction, and retail each employ around 8% of the workforce.

Industries people work in

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No single group dominates in Garbutt - West End — Health care & social assistance leads at 18%, ahead of Public administration & safety (12%) and Education & training (9%).

Health care & social assistance 17.2% Public administration & safety 12.0% Education & training 8.5% Construction 8.4% Retail trade 8.1% Accommodation & food 7.9% Professional & technical 6.0% Transport & warehousing 5.1% Manufacturing 4.1% Other services 3.9%

Occupations

The kinds of jobs people do.

Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 22.3%. Other common roles include community and personal service workers at 16.0% and technicians or tradespeople at 14.6%.

Occupations people work in

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No single group dominates in Garbutt - West End — Professionals leads at 23%, ahead of Community & personal service (16%) and Technicians & trades (15%).

Professionals 22.3% Community & personal service 16.0% Technicians & trades 14.6% Managers 10.7% Clerical & administrative 10.4% Labourers 10.0% Sales workers 7.3% Machinery operators & drivers 6.9%

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 Garbutt - West End [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/318021475/garbutt-west-end/topic/employment