3.5% ▼ -12.3%
Lower than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.0%
- 2016: 4.3%
- 2021: 3.5%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Alligator Creek · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Alligator Creek
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A stronger share of the local workforce has moved into full-time roles since 2011, marking a shift in Alligator Creek. Now, 64.7% of the workforce is employed full-time, which is well above the national figure of 58.9%. This trend contributes to a high number of adults working or looking for work compared to most other areas.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Around 63.3% of adults are working or looking for work, which is a little above the Queensland figure of 61.6%. The unemployment rate is 3.5%, which is a little below the national rate of 5.1%.
63.3% ▼ -11.9%
Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 71.8%
- 2016: 68.1%
- 2021: 63.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
64.7% ▼ -4.1%
Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 67.5%
- 2016: 64.3%
- 2021: 64.7%
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 here at 16.3%, followed by construction at 10.5% and public administration and safety at 9.9%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
One in five residents is a professional, and together with technicians, trades and managers, these groups make up nearly half of all local occupations.
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 Alligator Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30040/alligator-creek/topic/employment