6.4% ▲ +4.8%
Higher than 83% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 6.2%
- 2016: 8.1%
- 2021: 6.4%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Strathpine · Sub-region (SA3)
Jobs & Industry in Strathpine
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A decline in full-time work has marked the last decade in Strathpine, where full-time employment fell by 6.7 percentage points since 2011. While 63.4% of adults are working or looking for work, the area now faces a bit more unemployment than the rest of the state.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The unemployment rate is 6.4%, which is much higher than most areas and a little above the national figure of 5.1%. Around 63.4% of adults are working or looking for work, though this is 4.4 percentage points lower than in 2011.
63.4% ▼ -6.5%
Higher than 66% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 67.8%
- 2016: 64.4%
- 2021: 63.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
59.5% ▼ -10.1%
Higher than 59% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 66.3%
- 2016: 63.8%
- 2021: 59.5%
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 retail trade at 11% and construction at 9.8%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Technicians and trades workers make up the largest group at 16.2%, while professionals and clerical staff both sit around 15-16%.
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 Strathpine [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/31403/strathpine/topic/employment