5.9% ▼ -8.2%
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.4%
- 2016: 8.2%
- 2021: 5.9%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Avoca · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Avoca
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A small number of residents are working or looking for work in Avoca, with only 49.0% of adults in the labour force. This is far below the national figure of 61.1%. While those employed are often in full-time roles, the area faces a higher unemployment rate than most similar places.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 49.0% of adults are working or looking for work, which is far below the Queensland figure of 61.6%. Among those employed, 61.9% have full-time jobs, slightly above the national figure, though the 5.9% unemployment rate is much higher than in most similar areas.
49.0% ▼ -5.3%
Lower than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 51.8%
- 2016: 48.9%
- 2021: 49.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
61.9% ▲ +4.4%
Higher than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 59.3%
- 2016: 59.6%
- 2021: 61.9%
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 for workers here at 21.4%, followed by retail trade at 13.1% and education and training at 9.0%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
The most common jobs are clerical and administrative roles at 15.7%, with professionals making up 14.5% of the workforce and community and personal service workers at 13.9%.
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 Avoca [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30107/avoca/topic/employment