4.2% ▲ +12.5%
Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.7%
- 2016: 5.2%
- 2021: 4.2%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Queanbeyan · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Queanbeyan
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Far more people are in the workforce here than in most similar areas, making Queanbeyan a major hub for employment. A huge 68.5% of residents work full-time, which is well above the national figure of 58.9%. This strong employment rate is reflected in the high number of people working or looking for work.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 66.2% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well above the New South Wales figure. While full-time employment is far above the state average, the unemployment rate is 4.2%, which is about the same as the national rate.
66.2% ▲ +3.4%
Higher than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 64.1%
- 2016: 63.0%
- 2021: 66.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
68.5% ▼ -5.0%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 72.1%
- 2016: 69.0%
- 2021: 68.5%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Public administration and safety is the dominant industry, employing 23.4% of the workforce. Health care and social assistance (11.3%) and construction (10.4%) also make up significant shares of local jobs.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 20.4%, followed by clerical and administrative staff at 17.1%. Technicians and trades people account for 13.1% 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 Queanbeyan [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13304/queanbeyan/topic/employment