Centenary · Sub-region (SA3)

Jobs & Industry in Centenary

Name: Jobs & Industry in Centenary — 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 high rate of employment defines daily life in Centenary, where 66% of adults are working or looking for work. This is well above the figures for both Queensland and Australia. While full-time work has dipped slightly since 2011, the area maintains a strong job market with an unemployment rate lower than most similar regions.

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📍 Centenary, Sub-region (SA3)

Labour force

Employment, participation and unemployment.

The local unemployment rate is 4.2%, which is a little below the Queensland figure of 5.4%. Full-time employment is also a little above the national average at 60.9%, though this is 4.4 percentage points lower than it was in 2011.

Industries

The industries that employ local workers.

Health care and social assistance is the most common industry for locals at 15.6%, followed by education and training at 12.5%. Other major employers include professional and technical services, retail trade, and public administration.

Industries people work in

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Centenary splits fairly evenly between Health care & social assistance (16%) and Education & training (13%), with Professional & technical at 11%.

Health care & social assistance 15.6% Education & training 12.5% Professional & technical 10.5% Retail trade 8.5% Public administration & safety 7.6% Construction 6.9% Manufacturing 5.7% Accommodation & food 5.2% Finance & insurance 3.8% Transport & warehousing 3.7%

Occupations

The kinds of jobs people do.

Professional roles are the most common occupation at 32.3%, which aligns with the high number of people working in health, education, and technical services. Managers make up 15.7% of the workforce, while clerical and administrative roles account for 13.7%.

Occupations people work in

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In Centenary, the largest group is Professionals at 33%, followed by Managers (16%) and Clerical & administrative (14%).

Professionals 32.3% Managers 15.7% Clerical & administrative 13.7% Technicians & trades 10.4% Community & personal service 9.9% Sales workers 7.7% Labourers 5.6% Machinery operators & drivers 3.4%

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 Centenary [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/30401/centenary/topic/employment

Centenary	4.2%
Greater Brisbane	5.5%
Queensland	5.4%
Australia	5.1%

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