1.8% ▲ +2.9%
Lower than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.7%
- 2016: 2.1%
- 2021: 1.8%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Airville · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Airville
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Much higher employment rates than most similar areas define Airville, where 67.6% of adults are working or looking for work. This strong job market is highlighted by a very low unemployment rate of just 1.8%, far below both the state and national figures.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Working life is stable here, with 64.3% of the population in full-time roles, which is well above the Queensland figure of 59.0%. This high level of full-time work helps explain why the local unemployment rate is so much lower than the national average.
67.6% ▼ -9.4%
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 74.6%
- 2016: 67.5%
- 2021: 67.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
64.3% ▼ -10.3%
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 71.7%
- 2016: 66.1%
- 2021: 64.3%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the main industry for 32.7% of workers. Other common sectors include construction at 10.7% and health care and social assistance at 9.5%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Nearly 30% of the workforce are managers, the most common role in the area. Technicians and trades make up 16.1% of jobs, followed by labourers at 11.9%.
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 Airville [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30017/airville/topic/employment