0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Colinton · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Colinton
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Employment patterns in Colinton have shifted since 2011, with a now very small number of residents working or looking for work. Just 51.9% of adults are in the labour force, which is much lower than most other areas. This stands out against a local unemployment rate of 0.0%.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 51.9% of adults are working or looking for work, well below the Queensland figure of 61.6%. Full-time employment is also much lower than most areas at 50.0%, which is nearly 9 points below the national average.
51.9% —
Lower than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 54.0%
- 2021: 51.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
50.0% —
Lower than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 41.2%
- 2021: 50.0%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the main industry here, employing 42.9% of the workforce. Mining and other services each make up 14.3%, while manufacturing accounts for 10.7%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Nearly half of workers are managers at 46.4%. Labourers make up a quarter of the workforce at 25.0%, followed by technicians and trades workers and community service staff at 14.3% each.
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 Colinton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30648/colinton/topic/employment