7.7% ▼ -25.3%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.3%
- 2016: 12.1%
- 2021: 7.7%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Caboolture · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Caboolture
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Job opportunities in Caboolture have shifted since 2011, with the area now facing a much higher unemployment rate than most similar places. Only 54.1% of adults are currently working or looking for work, which is well below the national figure of 61.1%.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The unemployment rate is 7.7%, which is a little above the Queensland figure of 5.4%. This contributes to a lower number of full-time workers, with only 54.8% of the population employed full-time compared to 58.9% across Australia.
54.1% ▼ -0.3%
Lower than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 54.3%
- 2016: 53.8%
- 2021: 54.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
54.8% ▼ -11.3%
Lower than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 61.8%
- 2016: 59.4%
- 2021: 54.8%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the biggest employer at 17.0%. Other major industries include construction at 10.9% and retail trade at 10.3%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Labourers make up the largest group of workers at 17.7%. This is followed by technicians and trades at 15.4% and community and personal service workers at 15.2%.
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 Caboolture [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30471/caboolture/topic/employment