3.2% ▼ -17.1%
Lower than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.8%
- 2016: 7.6%
- 2021: 3.2%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Aratula · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Aratula
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A small number of working residents shape the local economy of Aratula, where 51.7% of adults are working or looking for work. While this is well below the national figure of 61.1%, those who are employed are mostly in full-time roles.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time employment is common here at 60.6%, which is a little above the Queensland figure. The unemployment rate is 3.2%, sitting a little below the national level of 5.1%.
51.7% ▼ -7.9%
Lower than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 56.2%
- 2016: 54.9%
- 2021: 51.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
60.6% ▼ -0.3%
Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 60.8%
- 2016: 59.8%
- 2021: 60.6%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the most common industry at 15.4%, followed by construction at 13.3% and retail trade at 9.5%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Technicians and trades workers make up the largest group at 22.0%, while labourers account for 17.8% of the local 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 Aratula [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30076/aratula/topic/employment