6.2% ▲ +18.7%
Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.2%
- 2016: 7.4%
- 2021: 6.2%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Algester · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Algester
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Daily life for many in Algester involves a mix of service and trade roles, though finding work can be harder here than elsewhere. A high unemployment rate of 6.2% stands out, as this is much higher than most similar areas.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 63.2% of adults are working or looking for work, which is a little above the national figure of 61.1%. Of those employed, 59.3% have full-time roles, which is about the same as across Queensland.
63.2% ▼ -3.8%
Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 65.8%
- 2016: 65.0%
- 2021: 63.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
59.3% ▼ -9.4%
Higher than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 65.4%
- 2016: 64.8%
- 2021: 59.3%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the biggest employer at 15.6%, followed by retail trade at 9.2% and construction at 8.5%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 21.0%, while 14.8% work in clerical and administrative roles and 13.9% are technicians or tradespeople.
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 Algester [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30032/algester/topic/employment