Queanbeyan · Sub-region (SA3)

Jobs & Industry in Queanbeyan

Name: Jobs & Industry in Queanbeyan — 2021 Census
Creator: Australian Bureau of Statistics
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

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

A far higher proportion of adults are working or looking for work in Queanbeyan compared to the rest of the country, with 70.3% in the labour force. This creates a strong employment landscape where full-time work is very common and unemployment is notably low. Most of this activity is driven by a heavy concentration of people employed in public administration and safety.

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📍 Queanbeyan, Sub-region (SA3)

Labour force

Employment, participation and unemployment.

Full-time employment is well above the national figure at 67.7%, though this has fallen slightly since 2011. The unemployment rate is very low at 3.1%, which is a little below both the state and national figures.

Industries

The industries that employ local workers.

Public administration and safety is the dominant industry here, employing 26.1% of the workforce. Other major employers include construction at 11.6% and health care and social assistance at 9.7%.

Industries people work in

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In Queanbeyan, the largest group is Public administration & safety at 27%, followed by Construction (12%) and Health care & social assistance (10%).

Public administration & safety 26.1% Construction 11.6% Health care & social assistance 9.7% Professional & technical 7.8% Education & training 7.3% Retail trade 7.0% Accommodation & food 5.0% Other services 3.5% Manufacturing 3.4% Transport & warehousing 3.0%

Occupations

The kinds of jobs people do.

Professional roles are the most common occupation at 21.9%, followed by managers at 18% and clerical and administrative workers at 16.2%. Technicians and trades people make up 13.4% of the workforce.

Occupations people work in

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Queanbeyan splits fairly evenly between Professionals (22%) and Managers (18%), with Clerical & administrative at 17%.

Professionals 21.9% Managers 18.0% Clerical & administrative 16.2% Technicians & trades 13.4% Community & personal service 10.1% Labourers 6.8% Sales workers 6.6% Machinery operators & drivers 4.8%

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 Queanbeyan [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/10102/queanbeyan/topic/employment

Queanbeyan	3.1%
Rest of NSW	4.6%
New South Wales	4.9%
Australia	5.1%

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