0.0% ▼ -100.0%
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.1%
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Croftby · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Croftby
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Employment patterns in Croftby have shifted since 2011, though the area now sees a remarkably low unemployment rate of 0.0%. It is a place where fewer adults are working or looking for work than in most other areas, with only 53.9% of the adult population in the labour force.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The proportion of adults working or looking for work is well below the Queensland figure of 61.6%. Full-time employment sits at 54.4%, which is well below both the state and national averages.
53.9% ▼ -18.5%
Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 66.1%
- 2016: 50.9%
- 2021: 53.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
54.4% ▼ -16.4%
Lower than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 65.0%
- 2016: 63.6%
- 2021: 54.4%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the biggest employer at 19.3%. This is followed by professional and technical services and education and training, which both account for 14.0% of jobs.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Managers make up the largest group of workers at 38.6%. Labourers represent 15.8% of the workforce, while community and personal service workers account for 12.3%.
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 Croftby [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30752/croftby/topic/employment