9.6% ▲ +0.8%
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.6%
- 2016: 14.5%
- 2021: 9.6%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Acacia Ridge · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Acacia Ridge
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A 9.6% unemployment rate is well above both state and national figures in Acacia Ridge. While full-time work is common for those employed, far fewer adults here are working or looking for work compared to most other areas. This creates a significant gap in employment levels between the suburb and the rest of Queensland.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 55.4% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well below the Queensland figure of 61.6%. The unemployment rate is among the highest for similar areas, sitting 4.3 points higher than the state average.
55.4% ▲ +4.5%
Lower than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 53.0%
- 2016: 55.1%
- 2021: 55.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
58.3% ▼ -10.3%
Higher than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 64.9%
- 2016: 61.7%
- 2021: 58.3%
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 here, employing 14.8% of the workforce, followed by retail trade at 9.4% and construction at 8.9%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
The local workforce is spread across several roles, with technicians and trades workers leading at 15.5%, while professionals and labourers each make up 15.0% of the community.
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 Acacia Ridge [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30007/acacia-ridge/topic/employment