4.3% ▼ -17.1%
Lower than 65% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 5.2%
- 2016: 6.0%
- 2021: 4.3%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Capalaba · Sub-region (SA3)
Jobs & Industry in Capalaba
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 Capalaba, where 14.7% of employees work in these fields. The area has a strong workforce, with 65.2% of adults working or looking for work, which is well above both the state and national figures.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
A higher-than-usual 65.2% of adults are working or looking for work, and unemployment is lower than most areas at 4.3%. While full-time employment is about the same as the national figure at 59.7%, this is 4.6 points lower than it was in 2011.
65.2% ▼ -5.2%
Higher than 76% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 68.8%
- 2016: 66.9%
- 2021: 65.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
59.7% ▼ -7.1%
Higher than 60% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 64.3%
- 2016: 63.2%
- 2021: 59.7%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Aside from health care, the biggest industries for local workers are construction at 11.7%, retail trade at 9.9%, and education and training at 8.6%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Nearly one in five workers are professionals, making up 19.0% of the workforce. This is followed by technicians and trades at 15.4% and clerical and administrative roles 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 Capalaba [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/30101/capalaba/topic/employment