4.5% ▼ -8.3%
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.9%
- 2016: 5.1%
- 2021: 4.5%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Albion · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Albion
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A far higher proportion of residents are in the workforce than in most similar areas, making Albion a strong employment hub. The typical adult is more likely to be working or looking for work compared to the rest of the state, with 74.4% of adults active in the labour market.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time employment is well above the national figure at 66.5%. While the 4.5% unemployment rate is higher than in most similar areas, it is about the same as the Queensland and Australian figures.
74.4% ▲ +4.2%
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 71.4%
- 2016: 71.8%
- 2021: 74.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
66.5% ▼ -3.1%
Higher than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 68.6%
- 2016: 70.4%
- 2021: 66.5%
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 at 14.9%, followed by professional and technical services at 12.6%. Other common sectors include retail trade and accommodation and food services.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professional roles are very common here, accounting for 33.5% of jobs. This is followed by clerical and administrative staff at 14.4% and managers at 14.1%.
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 Albion [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30024/albion/topic/employment