0.0% ▼ -100.0%
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.6%
- 2016: 4.1%
- 2021: 0.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Canningvale · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Canningvale
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Far more adults are working or looking for work in Canningvale than in most similar areas. Full-time employment is especially strong here, with 65.1% of the population in full-time roles, well above the national figure of 58.9%. This strong employment trend is paired with a very low unemployment rate of 0.0%.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The local working rate is 68.1%, which is well above the Queensland figure of 61.6%. This high level of activity is reflected in the unemployment rate, which is well below both the state and national figures.
68.1% ▼ -9.8%
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 75.6%
- 2016: 61.3%
- 2021: 68.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
65.1% ▲ +23.4%
Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 52.8%
- 2016: 62.5%
- 2021: 65.1%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the biggest industry at 19.0%, followed by health care and social assistance at 17.5%. Retail trade also makes up a significant part of the local workforce at 12.7%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Managers make up the largest group of workers at 31.7%. Other common roles include machinery operators and drivers at 11.1%, and both community and personal service and sales workers at 9.5%.
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 Canningvale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30516/canningvale/topic/employment