4.1% ▲ +22.7%
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.3%
- 2016: 6.8%
- 2021: 4.1%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Annandale · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Annandale
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A much higher share of adults are working or looking for work in Annandale compared to the rest of the country. This activity is driven by a strong full-time employment rate of 61%, which is higher than in most similar areas.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 66.1% of adults are working or looking for work, a figure well above both the Queensland and national rates. The unemployment rate is 4.1%, which is a little below the state figure and around the middle for similar areas.
66.1% ▼ -7.1%
Higher than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 71.2%
- 2016: 68.2%
- 2021: 66.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
61.0% ▼ -4.0%
Higher than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 63.5%
- 2016: 63.0%
- 2021: 61.0%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Nearly one in five workers are employed in health care and social assistance. Other common industries include public administration and safety at 13.1%, and education and training at 12.5%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professional roles are the most common occupation here at 28.1%. Community and personal service workers make up 13.4% of the workforce, while clerical and administrative staff account for 13.2%.
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 Annandale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30063/annandale/topic/employment