17.6% → 0.0%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 17.6%
- 2016: 15.0%
- 2021: 17.6%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Ballogie · Suburb / Locality
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A far lower proportion of adults in Ballogie are working or looking for work compared to the state and national figures. Only 34.1% of adults are in the labour force, and those who are employed are much less likely to have full-time roles.
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The unemployment rate is 17.6%, which is far above the Queensland figure of 5.4%. Full-time employment is also far below the national average, sitting at just 42.4%.
17.6% → 0.0%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
34.1% ▲ +16.1%
Lower than 96% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
42.4% ▼ -10.9%
Lower than 95% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
The industries that employ local workers.
Education and training is the most common industry for workers here at 15.2%, followed by health care and social assistance at 13.6%.
The kinds of jobs people do.
Labourers make up the largest group of workers at 18.2%, while professionals account for 16.7% of the local workforce.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Jobs & Industry in Ballogie [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30131/ballogie/topic/employment