6.3% ▼ -14.0%
Higher than 81% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 7.4%
- 2016: 9.3%
- 2021: 6.3%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Sherwood - Indooroopilly · Sub-region (SA3)
Jobs & Industry in Sherwood - Indooroopilly
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A high number of working adults define the professional landscape of Sherwood - Indooroopilly, where 66.3% of adults are employed or seeking work. While many people are active in the workforce, the area has seen a shift away from traditional full-time roles over the last decade.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The proportion of adults working or looking for work is well above the national figure of 61.1%. However, full-time employment has fallen to 54.4%, which is well below both the state and national averages, while the unemployment rate of 6.3% is much higher than in most similar areas.
66.3% ▲ +5.4%
Higher than 80% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 62.9%
- 2016: 61.1%
- 2021: 66.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
54.4% ▼ -8.9%
Lower than 80% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 59.7%
- 2016: 57.6%
- 2021: 54.4%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Work in this area is spread across several key sectors, with education and training (15.2%), professional and technical services (15.1%), and health care and social assistance (14.4%) being the most common.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
The local workforce is heavily skewed toward high-level roles, as professionals make up 41% of workers. Managers follow at 13.6%, with clerical and administrative staff accounting for 11.4% of the population.
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 Sherwood - Indooroopilly [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/30403/sherwood-indooroopilly/topic/employment