4.5% ▼ -6.1%
Lower than 63% of region (sa4) areas.
- 2011: 4.8%
- 2016: 6.1%
- 2021: 4.5%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Brisbane - North · Region (SA4)
Jobs & Industry in Brisbane - North
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Health care and social assistance is the biggest employer in Brisbane - North, where 17% of workers are in this field. The area is a strong employment hub with a very high proportion of adults working or looking for work compared to the rest of the country.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 67.2% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well above the national figure of 61.1%. Full-time employment is also a little above the state and national rates, though this fell by 4.4 percentage points since 2011.
67.2% ▲ +2.2%
Higher than 91% of region (sa4) areas.
- 2011: 65.7%
- 2016: 65.7%
- 2021: 67.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
61.1% ▼ -6.8%
Higher than 75% of region (sa4) areas.
- 2011: 65.5%
- 2016: 64.9%
- 2021: 61.1%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Beyond health care, the most common industries for local workers are professional and technical services at 9.1%, followed by retail trade and education and training, both at 8.7%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 27.5%. Other common roles include clerical and administrative staff at 14.6% and managers at 12.9%.
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 Brisbane - North [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa4/302/brisbane-north/topic/employment