5.3% ▼ -18.7%
Higher than 66% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 6.6%
- 2016: 6.8%
- 2021: 5.3%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Ormeau - Oxenford · Sub-region (SA3)
Jobs & Industry in Ormeau - Oxenford
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A much higher proportion of adults are working or looking for work in Ormeau - Oxenford than in most similar areas. While 67.6% of adults are active in the labour force, the share of full-time workers has fallen by 6.2 percentage points since 2011.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The local workforce is very active, with 67.6% of adults working or looking for work, which is well above the Queensland figure of 61.6%. The unemployment rate is 5.3%, which is about the same as the state and national figures.
67.6% ▼ -1.3%
Higher than 86% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 68.5%
- 2016: 67.1%
- 2021: 67.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
58.8% ▼ -9.6%
Higher than 52% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 65.0%
- 2016: 63.7%
- 2021: 58.8%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the biggest employer at 13.8%, followed by construction at 12.7% and retail trade at 10.7%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 17.1%, with technicians and tradespeople also common at 15.2%.
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 Ormeau - Oxenford [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/30907/ormeau-oxenford/topic/employment