6.5% ▼ -8.2%
Higher than 83% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 7.1%
- 2016: 8.6%
- 2021: 6.5%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Ipswich Inner · Sub-region (SA3)
Jobs & Industry in Ipswich Inner
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Full-time employment in Ipswich Inner has fallen by 4.3 percentage points since 2011, now sitting at 60.7%. While more people here work full-time than in most similar areas, the local unemployment rate is 6.5%, which is much higher than most other areas.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The percentage of adults working or looking for work is 61.5%, which is about the same as the national figure. Unemployment remains a bit higher than the state and national rates, having barely changed since 2011.
61.5% ▲ +0.7%
Higher than 53% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 61.1%
- 2016: 59.9%
- 2021: 61.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
60.7% ▼ -6.6%
Higher than 68% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 65.0%
- 2016: 63.8%
- 2021: 60.7%
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 16.0%, followed by retail trade at 9.9% and public administration and safety at 9.7%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 16.8%, with technicians and tradespeople following at 14.9%.
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 Ipswich Inner [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/31003/ipswich-inner/topic/employment