7.5% ▼ -1.1%
Higher than 87% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 7.6%
- 2016: 10.0%
- 2021: 7.5%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Forest Lake - Oxley · Sub-region (SA3)
Jobs & Industry in Forest Lake - Oxley
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Fewer adults are working or looking for work in Forest Lake - Oxley than in most similar areas. While 58.8% of the workforce is employed full-time, the area struggles with an unemployment rate of 7.5%, which is among the highest for its level.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 57.2% of adults are working or looking for work, a figure well below both the Queensland and national averages. This is mirrored by an unemployment rate of 7.5%, which is a little above the national figure of 5.1%.
57.2% ▼ -0.1%
Lower than 67% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 57.3%
- 2016: 55.8%
- 2021: 57.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
58.8% ▼ -11.6%
Higher than 52% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 66.5%
- 2016: 63.3%
- 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 15.3%, followed by manufacturing at 10% and retail trade at 9.3%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 20.3%. Other common roles include community and personal service workers at 13.7% and clerical and administrative staff at 12.6%.
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 Forest Lake - Oxley [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/31001/forest-lake-oxley/topic/employment