6.9% ▼ -5.9%
Higher than 86% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 7.4%
- 2016: 9.4%
- 2021: 6.9%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Springfield - Redbank · Sub-region (SA3)
Jobs & Industry in Springfield - Redbank
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A much higher share of adults are working or looking for work in Springfield - Redbank compared to the rest of the country. While 68.1% of adults are in the labour force, the area also faces a higher unemployment rate of 6.9% than the national figure.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time employment is well above the national figure at 62.5%, though this is 6.4 percentage points lower than it was in 2011. This high level of activity is seen alongside an unemployment rate that is a little above the Queensland average.
68.1% ▼ -1.1%
Higher than 87% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 68.9%
- 2016: 67.6%
- 2021: 68.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
62.5% ▼ -9.2%
Higher than 78% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 68.8%
- 2016: 66.4%
- 2021: 62.5%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the most common industry for local workers at 15.3%. Other major employers include manufacturing at 9.9% and retail trade at 9.5%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 17.1%. Clerical and administrative roles follow at 13.9%, while community and personal service work accounts for 13.6% of jobs.
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 Springfield - Redbank [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/31004/springfield-redbank/topic/employment