2.5% ▼ -32.5%
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.7%
- 2016: 5.9%
- 2021: 2.5%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Bohle Plains · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Bohle Plains
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A huge 78.1% of adults in Bohle Plains are working or looking for work, which is far above the national figure. This employment rate is among the highest for similar areas, helping to keep local unemployment low at just 2.5%. Most of these workers are in stable, full-time roles.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time employment is much higher than in most areas, with 66.1% of residents working full-time. This is well above the Queensland figure of 59.0% and the national figure of 58.9%.
78.1% ▲ +3.5%
Higher than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 75.5%
- 2016: 75.5%
- 2021: 78.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
66.1% ▼ -6.1%
Higher than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 70.4%
- 2016: 68.8%
- 2021: 66.1%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Public administration and safety is the largest employer at 24.7%, followed by health care and social assistance at 18.5%. Retail trade, education, and construction also make up significant shares of the local workforce.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professional roles are the most common occupation at 20.9%, closely followed by community and personal service workers at 19.9%. Technicians and tradespeople make up another 15.2% of the local workforce.
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 Bohle Plains [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30300/bohle-plains/topic/employment