2.9% ▲ —
Lower than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.0%
- 2016: 1.9%
- 2021: 2.9%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Alpha · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Alpha
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
More adults are working or looking for work in Alpha than in most similar areas. This high level of activity is driven by a very strong full-time employment rate of 73.9%, which is far above the national figure. It is a place where a large proportion of the adult population is actively engaged in the workforce.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Adults working or looking for work make up 72.1% of the population, which is far above the Queensland figure of 61.6%. Unemployment is a little below the national rate at 2.9%.
72.1% ▲ +1.5%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 71.0%
- 2016: 74.6%
- 2021: 72.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
73.9% ▼ -2.3%
Higher than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 75.7%
- 2016: 68.8%
- 2021: 73.9%
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 48.2% of the workforce. Other key sectors include health care and social assistance at 11.2%, followed by construction and education both at 7.3%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Managers make up a large share of the local workforce at 35.8%. Labourers account for 19.4%, while professionals, clerical staff, and machinery operators each represent 8.8% of 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 Alpha [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30045/alpha/topic/employment