5.1% ▲ +25.6%
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.1%
- 2016: 6.7%
- 2021: 5.1%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Bluewater Park · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Bluewater Park
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Health care and social assistance is the biggest employer in Bluewater Park, where 16.4% of workers are in this field. This is a place where more adults are working or looking for work than in most similar areas. A high proportion of the workforce is employed full-time.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 69.6% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well above both the Queensland (61.6%) and national (61.1%) figures. Full-time employment is also much higher than in most areas, sitting at 64.4%. The unemployment rate is 5.1%, which is about the same as the national figure.
69.6% ▲ +3.2%
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 67.5%
- 2016: 66.8%
- 2021: 69.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
64.4% ▼ -5.8%
Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 68.3%
- 2016: 65.0%
- 2021: 64.4%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Aside from health care, the most common industries for local workers are construction at 10.8% and public administration and safety at 8.5%. Retail trade and education and training both account for 7.7% of the workforce.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Technicians and trades workers make up the largest group at 19.1%. Other common roles include professionals (15.0%), machinery operators and drivers (12.5%), and clerical and administrative staff (11.8%).
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 Bluewater Park [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30293/bluewater-park/topic/employment