4.2% ▲ +0.3%
Lower than 67% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 4.2%
- 2016: 5.9%
- 2021: 4.2%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
The Gap - Enoggera · Sub-region (SA3)
Jobs & Industry in The Gap - Enoggera
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Much higher proportions of adults are working or looking for work in The Gap - Enoggera than in most similar areas. This professional workforce is underpinned by a low unemployment rate of 4.2% and a strong presence of a highly qualified population.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 68.3% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well above the Queensland figure of 61.6%. While 60.7% are employed full-time—higher than most areas—this has fallen 3.6 percentage points since 2011.
68.3% ▼ -0.2%
Higher than 87% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 68.4%
- 2016: 67.0%
- 2021: 68.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
60.7% ▼ -5.6%
Higher than 67% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 64.3%
- 2016: 63.6%
- 2021: 60.7%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The local workforce is concentrated in health care and social assistance (15.1%) and public administration and safety (13.8%). Professional and technical services follow at 12.1%, with education and training making up 11.3% of jobs.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professional roles are the most common, making up 33.1% of jobs, followed by managers at 15.0%. Other common occupations include clerical and administrative work at 13.0% and community and personal service roles at 12.3%.
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 The Gap - Enoggera [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/30404/the-gap-enoggera/topic/employment