0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 10.5%
- 2021: 0.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Brookhill · Suburb / Locality
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Employment in Brookhill has remained remarkably strong, with 77.1% of adults working or looking for work. This is far above the national figure of 61.1%. The area stands out for its high workforce participation and a full-time employment rate that is well above the Queensland average.
Employment, participation and unemployment.
A huge 77.1% of adults are working or looking for work, which is far above the Queensland figure of 61.6%. Full-time employment is also well above the national rate at 62.7%, while the unemployment rate is much lower than most areas at 0.0%.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
77.1% —
Higher than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
62.7% —
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
The industries that employ local workers.
Work in Brookhill is spread across several fields, with Construction, Education and training, and Health care and social assistance each accounting for 15.7% of jobs. Agriculture, forestry and fishing and Manufacturing each employ 7.8% of the workforce.
The kinds of jobs people do.
Technicians and trades workers make up the largest group at 21.6%. Other common roles include clerical and administrative staff at 15.7%, followed by community and personal service workers at 13.7%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Jobs & Industry in Brookhill [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30387/brookhill/topic/employment