5.7% ▼ -14.3%
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.7%
- 2016: 8.0%
- 2021: 5.7%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Calamvale · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Calamvale
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
More adults are working or looking for work in Calamvale than in most similar areas, with 66.2% of the adult population active in the labour force. This is well above the national figure of 61.1%. While many are employed, the unemployment rate of 5.7% is much higher than in most other areas.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The percentage of adults working or looking for work is 66.2%, which is well above both the state and national figures. Full-time employment stands at 58.2%, about the same as the Queensland figure of 59.0%.
66.2% ▼ -2.8%
Higher than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 68.1%
- 2016: 65.5%
- 2021: 66.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
58.2% ▼ -11.1%
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 65.5%
- 2016: 62.5%
- 2021: 58.2%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the most common industry for local workers at 16.6%. Other major employers include retail trade at 10.3% and education and training at 8.3%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 25.6%. Clerical and administrative roles are also common at 14.3%, followed by community and personal service workers at 11.5%.
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 Calamvale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30480/calamvale/topic/employment