6.6% ▼ -6.9%
Higher than 83% of region (sa4) areas.
- 2011: 7.1%
- 2016: 8.9%
- 2021: 6.6%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Ipswich · Region (SA4)
Jobs & Industry in Ipswich
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A 6.6% unemployment rate marks Ipswich as having much higher joblessness than most similar areas. While the proportion of adults working or looking for work is about the same as the national figure, the local job market faces more challenges than the state average.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time employment is a little above the national figure at 60.6%, though this is 5.4 percentage points lower than it was in 2011. Meanwhile, the unemployment rate is a little above both Queensland and Australia.
60.9% ▼ -0.2%
Higher than 59% of region (sa4) areas.
- 2011: 61.0%
- 2016: 59.7%
- 2021: 60.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
60.6% ▼ -8.2%
Higher than 72% of region (sa4) areas.
- 2011: 65.9%
- 2016: 64.1%
- 2021: 60.6%
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 15.0%, followed by retail trade at 9.4% and manufacturing at 9.1%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 16.8%. Technicians and trades people are also common at 14.0%, alongside community and personal service workers at 13.7%.
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 [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa4/310/ipswich/topic/employment