6.5% ▲ —
Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.0%
- 2016: 9.7%
- 2021: 6.5%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Calvert · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Calvert
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Fewer adults are in the workforce in Calvert compared to other areas, with only 53.2% working or looking for work. This reflects a local job market that is struggling more than the state average, highlighted by a 6.5% unemployment rate.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Working or looking for work is much less common here than in the rest of Queensland, where the figure is 61.6%. Full-time employment is also well below the national figure, with only 54.9% of residents in these roles.
53.2% ▲ +1.2%
Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 52.6%
- 2016: 56.4%
- 2021: 53.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
54.9% ▼ -18.4%
Lower than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 67.3%
- 2016: 65.9%
- 2021: 54.9%
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 residents at 17.7%, followed by retail trade at 10.4% and manufacturing at 8.5%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
The most frequent roles for workers are managers at 17.1% and technicians and trades at 14.6%, while professionals and community service workers each make up 12.8% of the 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 Calvert [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30494/calvert/topic/employment