7.2% ▼ -15.1%
Higher than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.4%
- 2016: 9.1%
- 2021: 7.2%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Conondale · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Conondale
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Fewer people are working or looking for work in Conondale than in most similar areas. Only 52.3% of adults are in the labour force, and the unemployment rate of 7.2% is much higher than the national figure.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time employment is far below the Queensland figure, with only 43.9% of people working full-time. This is among the lowest rates for areas of this type.
52.3% ▼ -4.6%
Lower than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 54.9%
- 2016: 53.3%
- 2021: 52.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
43.9% ▼ -7.8%
Lower than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 47.6%
- 2016: 43.9%
- 2021: 43.9%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the most common industry at 14.7%, followed by professional and technical services at 12.2%. Health care and social assistance also employ 11.9% of the workforce.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
One in five residents works as a professional or manager. Labourers make up 17.5% of the workforce, while technicians and trades account for 11.7%.
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 Conondale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30666/conondale/topic/employment