7.8% ▲ +0.8%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.7%
- 2016: 12.9%
- 2021: 7.8%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Allenstown · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Allenstown
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Far more people are out of work in Allenstown than in most similar areas. While full-time employment is slightly above the national figure at 61.3%, the area struggles with a much higher unemployment rate than most other places.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 57.2% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well below the Queensland figure of 61.6%. The unemployment rate is 7.8%, a little above both the state and national rates.
57.2% ▼ -1.4%
Lower than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 58.0%
- 2016: 55.8%
- 2021: 57.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
61.3% ▼ -7.2%
Higher than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 66.0%
- 2016: 63.5%
- 2021: 61.3%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the biggest employer here at 22.9%. Other common industries include accommodation and food (10.5%) and retail trade (10.2%).
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 20.6%. Community and personal service workers account for 14.7%, while technicians and tradespeople make up 13.7% of the workforce.
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 Allenstown [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30037/allenstown/topic/employment