3.4% ▲ +143.8%
Lower than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.4%
- 2016: 6.0%
- 2021: 3.4%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Reedy Creek · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Reedy Creek
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
More people are working or looking for work in Reedy Creek than in most similar areas. A high 67.4% of adults are in the labour force, which is well above the national figure. This creates a strong employment profile for the area.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time employment is high at 62.5%, which is well above both the state and national figures. The unemployment rate is 3.4%, which is a little below the New South Wales and Australian rates.
67.4% ▼ -2.7%
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 69.3%
- 2016: 56.4%
- 2021: 67.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
62.5% ▼ -2.4%
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 64.0%
- 2016: 59.0%
- 2021: 62.5%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Mining is the biggest industry for local workers at 18.2%, followed by retail trade at 14.8%. Other common industries include agriculture, forestry and fishing, and construction, both at 9.1%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Technicians and trades workers make up the largest group at 19.3%. Professionals follow at 15.9%, while managers and machinery operators and drivers both account for 13.6% of the 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 Reedy Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13355/reedy-creek/topic/employment