8.9% ▼ -6.9%
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.6%
- 2016: 12.0%
- 2021: 8.9%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Deception Bay · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Deception Bay
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Health care and social assistance is the most common industry for workers in Deception Bay, where 18.4% of employees work in this sector. While many residents are in stable roles, the area faces a significant challenge with an unemployment rate of 8.9%, which is well above the national figure.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Far fewer adults are working or looking for work here compared to most areas, at 53.4%. This is well below the Queensland figure of 61.6%, and the unemployment rate is much higher than most other places.
53.4% ▼ -4.1%
Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 55.7%
- 2016: 53.8%
- 2021: 53.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
57.1% ▼ -7.8%
Lower than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 62.0%
- 2016: 60.4%
- 2021: 57.1%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Aside from health care, construction and retail trade are the next biggest employers, with 11.0% and 10.9% of the workforce in these fields. Manufacturing and education also employ a notable share of the local population.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
The most common roles are in community and personal service at 16.3%. This is followed by technicians and trades at 15.4% and labourers at 14.8%.
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 Deception Bay [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30819/deception-bay/topic/employment