2.7% ▼ -54.1%
Lower than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.8%
- 2016: 5.0%
- 2021: 2.7%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Closeburn · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Closeburn
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Health care and social assistance is the most common industry for people working in Closeburn. This area has a high proportion of adults working or looking for work, though full-time roles are much less common than in the rest of the country.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 65.2% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well above the national figure of 61.1%. While the unemployment rate is a little below the Queensland average at 2.7%, full-time employment is well below the state and national levels at 53.8%.
65.2% ▼ -5.5%
Higher than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 69.0%
- 2016: 64.1%
- 2021: 65.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
53.8% ▼ -16.2%
Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 64.2%
- 2016: 57.4%
- 2021: 53.8%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The main industries for residents are health care and social assistance (14.0%) and construction (12.3%). Education and training also make up a significant share of the local workforce at 11.3%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 26.0%, followed by managers at 19.5%. Technicians and trades people account for 15.1% 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 Closeburn [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30631/closeburn/topic/employment