9.6% —
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 15.8%
- 2021: 9.6%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Crowley Vale · Suburb / Locality
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A high rate of full-time work defines daily life in Crowley Vale, where 72.7% of the workforce holds full-time roles. This figure is far above the national average, though it sits alongside an unemployment rate that is also well above typical levels.
Employment, participation and unemployment.
While 61.2% of adults are working or looking for work—similar to the national figure—the unemployment rate is 9.6%, which is well above the levels seen across Queensland and Australia.
9.6% —
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
61.2% —
Higher than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
72.7% —
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
The industries that employ local workers.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the dominant industry here, employing 56.8% of the workforce, followed by accommodation and food services at 11.4%.
The kinds of jobs people do.
The most common roles are managers at 25% and labourers at 22.7%, while 15.9% of residents work in clerical and administrative jobs.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Jobs & Industry in Crowley Vale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30757/crowley-vale/topic/employment