4.6% —
Higher than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 1.8%
- 2021: 4.6%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Armstrong Creek · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Armstrong Creek
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
More people are in the workforce in Armstrong Creek than in most similar areas. This is a busy community where 65.4% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well above the national figure of 61.1%.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time employment is strong here at 63.2%, which is well above both the Queensland and Australian figures. The unemployment rate is 4.6%, which is about the same as the state and national rates.
65.4% —
Higher than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 61.8%
- 2021: 65.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
63.2% —
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 64.2%
- 2021: 63.2%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Construction is the biggest employer in the area, with 17.0% of the workforce in this field. Health care and social assistance follow at 11.1%, with manufacturing making up 8.8% of jobs.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
A large proportion of the local workforce are managers (21.6%) or professionals (17.5%). Technicians and trades workers also make up a significant part of the community at 17.0%.
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 Armstrong Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30085/armstrong-creek/topic/employment