6.1% ▼ -12.3%
Higher than 79% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 7.0%
- 2016: 8.4%
- 2021: 6.1%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Redcliffe · Sub-region (SA3)
Jobs & Industry in Redcliffe
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Fewer adults are working or looking for work in Redcliffe than in most other areas, with only 53.6% in the labour force. This is well below the Queensland figure of 61.6%. While the unemployment rate of 6.1% is slightly above the national figure, it has fallen since 2011.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The share of people working full-time has dropped to 57.0% since 2011, which is a little below the national figure. This is consistent with the overall drop in people working or looking for work in the area.
53.6% ▼ -4.9%
Lower than 81% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 56.4%
- 2016: 54.2%
- 2021: 53.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
57.0% ▼ -8.4%
Lower than 65% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 62.3%
- 2016: 60.8%
- 2021: 57.0%
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 17.7%, followed by construction at 10.6% and retail trade at 9.1%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 18.4%, while technicians and trades workers account for 14.3% of the local workforce.
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 Redcliffe [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/31305/redcliffe/topic/employment