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South Townsville - Railway Estate · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Jobs & Industry in South Townsville - Railway Estate

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

Health care and social assistance is the most common industry for workers in South Townsville - Railway Estate, where 15.7% of the workforce is employed in this sector. The area is a strong employment hub, with a typical resident much more likely to be working full-time than those in most other parts of the country.

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📍 South Townsville - Railway Estate, Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Where South Townsville - Railway Estate sits — Unemployment rate

4.9% ▼ -13.0%

All statistical area 2 (sa2) areas, 2021. The marker is South Townsville - Railway Estate — higher than 58% of areas.

South Townsville - Railway Estate4.9%
4810, QLD 4.5%
Queensland 5.4%
Australia 5.1%

Labour force

Employment, participation and unemployment.

About 63.6% of adults are working or looking for work, which is a little above the national figure. Full-time employment is especially high at 64.3%, though this is 5.2 percentage points lower than it was in 2011.

Unemployment rate

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4.9% ▼ -13.0%

Higher than 58% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

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

Labour-force participation

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63.6% ▼ -8.3%

Higher than 60% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

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

Employed full-time

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64.3% ▼ -7.4%

Higher than 85% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

Share of employed people who worked full-time.

Industries

The industries that employ local workers.

Beyond health care, many locals work in public administration and safety (11.6%), accommodation and food (10.2%), and construction (9.6%). Retail trade also employs 8.5% of the workforce.

Industries people work in

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South Townsville - Railway Estate splits fairly evenly between Health care & social assistance (16%) and Public administration & safety (12%), with Accommodation & food at 10%.

Health care & social assistance 15.7% Public administration & safety 11.6% Accommodation & food 10.2% Construction 9.6% Retail trade 8.5% Education & training 8.3% Professional & technical 5.5% Transport & warehousing 5.0% Other services 4.1% Manufacturing 3.7%

Occupations

The kinds of jobs people do.

Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 21.7%, followed by technicians and tradespeople at 16.3%. Other common roles include community and personal service workers (14.2%) and clerical staff (12.0%).

Occupations people work in

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No single group dominates in South Townsville - Railway Estate — Professionals leads at 22%, ahead of Technicians & trades (17%) and Community & personal service (14%).

Professionals 21.7% Technicians & trades 16.3% Community & personal service 14.2% Clerical & administrative 12.0% Managers 11.9% Labourers 8.9% Sales workers 7.9% Machinery operators & drivers 5.8%

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 South Townsville - Railway Estate [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/318021488/south-townsville-railway-estate/topic/employment