7.8% ▼ -1.2%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.9%
- 2016: 12.2%
- 2021: 7.8%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Berserker · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Berserker
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A much higher unemployment rate of 7.8% than most similar areas marks the job market in Berserker. While full-time work is common for those employed, far fewer adults are working or looking for work compared to state and national figures.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 57.2% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well below the Queensland figure of 61.6%. However, those who do have jobs often work full-time, at 61.1%, which is a little above the national average.
57.2% ▲ +0.9%
Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 56.7%
- 2016: 56.6%
- 2021: 57.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
61.1% ▼ -8.5%
Higher than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 66.8%
- 2016: 62.1%
- 2021: 61.1%
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 here at 15.9%, followed by retail trade at 11.9% and education and training at 8.6%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
The local workforce is led by labourers and community and personal service workers, who both make up 16.6% of jobs. Technicians and trades follow closely at 16.0%.
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 Berserker [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30241/berserker/topic/employment