5.3% ▲ +31.5%
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.0%
- 2016: 6.8%
- 2021: 5.3%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Centenary Heights · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Centenary Heights
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A higher share of full-time work than most areas defines the employment landscape in Centenary Heights. Around 60.1% of the workforce is employed full-time, which is slightly above the figures for Queensland and Australia.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 62.1% of adults are working or looking for work, which is roughly the same as the state average. However, the unemployment rate of 5.3% is higher than in most similar areas.
62.1% ▲ +1.8%
Higher than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 61.0%
- 2016: 59.3%
- 2021: 62.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
60.1% ▼ -4.1%
Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 62.7%
- 2016: 59.6%
- 2021: 60.1%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the biggest employer here, accounting for 23.1% of jobs. Other common industries include education and training at 11.7% and retail trade at 8.8%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 23.6%. Technicians and trades people follow at 15%, while clerical and administrative roles account for 14.5% of occupations.
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 Centenary Heights [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30574/centenary-heights/topic/employment