5.3% ▼ -0.4%
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.4%
- 2016: 7.2%
- 2021: 5.3%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Bowen Hills · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Bowen Hills
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A far higher share of adults are working or looking for work in Bowen Hills compared to the rest of the country. This area is a major employment hub, where 76.9% of adults are active in the labour force. This strong activity is mirrored in the high number of full-time roles across the suburb.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Working or looking for work is common here, with a rate of 76.9% that is far above the national figure of 61.1%. Full-time employment is also well above the Queensland average, sitting at 62.5%. The unemployment rate is 5.3%, which is about the same as the state and national figures.
76.9% ▲ +10.0%
Higher than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 70.0%
- 2016: 68.4%
- 2021: 76.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
62.5% ▼ -15.1%
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 73.7%
- 2016: 68.9%
- 2021: 62.5%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The local workforce is spread across several key sectors. Professional and technical roles are the most common at 15.0%, followed closely by health care and social assistance at 14.6% and accommodation and food services at 12.1%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professional roles dominate the local job market at 32.3%. Other common occupations include clerical and administrative work at 13.6%, and community and personal service roles at 12.0%.
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 Bowen Hills [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30343/bowen-hills/topic/employment