4.0% —
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 4.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Crystal Brook · Suburb / Locality
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Nearly 75% of workers in Crystal Brook have full-time jobs, a figure far above the Queensland and national averages. While this shows a strong commitment to full-time work, the overall number of adults working or looking for work is well below the national figure.
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The proportion of adults working or looking for work is lower than most areas at 55.3%. However, the unemployment rate is 4.0%, which is a little below the figures for both Queensland and Australia.
4.0% —
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
55.3% —
Lower than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
74.7% —
Higher than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
The industries that employ local workers.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the main employer for 23.2% of the workforce, followed by construction at 16.8% and transport and warehousing at 9.5%.
The kinds of jobs people do.
Managers make up the largest group of workers at 23.2%, while machinery operators and drivers account for 21.1% of occupations.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Jobs & Industry in Crystal Brook [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30762/crystal-brook/topic/employment