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Alice Creek · Suburb / Locality

Jobs & Industry in Alice Creek

Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.

Few areas like Alice Creek have such a high proportion of adults working or looking for work, reaching 70.5%. However, the local job market is struggling, with an unemployment rate of 12.9% that is among the highest for similar areas.

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📍 Alice Creek, Suburb / Locality

Where Alice Creek sits — Unemployment rate

12.9% —

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Alice Creek — higher than 94% of areas.

Alice Creek12.9%
4610, QLD 4.6%
Queensland 5.4%
Australia 5.1%

Labour force

Employment, participation and unemployment.

While more adults are in the workforce than in most areas, full-time employment is far below the national figure at 44.4%. This helps explain the high unemployment rate, which is well above the 5.1% seen across Australia.

Unemployment rate

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12.9% —

Higher than 94% of suburb / locality areas.

Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).

Labour-force participation

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70.5% —

Higher than 83% of suburb / locality areas.

Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.

Employed full-time

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44.4% —

Lower than 92% of suburb / locality areas.

Share of employed people who worked full-time.

Industries

The industries that employ local workers.

Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the dominant industry here, employing 55.6% of the workforce. Retail trade follows at 25.9%, with health care and social assistance making up 18.5% of jobs.

Industries people work in

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In Alice Creek, the largest group is Agriculture, forestry & fishing at 43%, followed by Retail trade (20%) and Health care & social assistance (14%).

Agriculture, forestry & fishing 55.6% Retail trade 25.9% Health care & social assistance 18.5% Construction 14.8% Accommodation & food 14.8%

Occupations

The kinds of jobs people do.

Managers make up the largest group of workers at 40.7%. Technicians and tradespeople follow at 33.3%, while 25.9% of the workforce are machinery operators and drivers.

Occupations people work in

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In Alice Creek, the largest group is Managers at 32%, followed by Technicians & trades (26%) and Machinery operators & drivers (21%).

Managers 40.7% Technicians & trades 33.3% Machinery operators & drivers 25.9% Professionals 14.8% Sales workers 11.1%

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 Alice Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30033/alice-creek/topic/employment