3.0% ▲ +24.8%
Lower than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.4%
- 2016: 4.3%
- 2021: 3.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Deebing Heights · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Deebing Heights
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Nearly 80% of adults in Deebing Heights are working or looking for work, a figure far above both the state and national averages. This high level of activity is mirrored by a strong full-time employment rate of 61.7%. The area shows a healthy job market with an unemployment rate of 3.0%, which is a little below the figures for Queensland and Australia.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Almost 80% of adults here are in the workforce, which is far above the Queensland figure of 61.6%. Full-time employment is also a little above the national average at 61.7%.
79.8% ▼ -1.0%
Higher than 94% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 80.6%
- 2016: 76.3%
- 2021: 79.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
61.7% ▼ -3.4%
Higher than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 63.9%
- 2016: 69.2%
- 2021: 61.7%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The most common industries for local workers are public administration and safety at 16.5%, followed closely by health care and social assistance at 15.8%. Retail trade and education both account for about 10% of jobs.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 19.6%. Technicians and tradespeople follow at 16.0%, with community and personal service roles making up 14.7% of the workforce.
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 Deebing Heights [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30821/deebing-heights/topic/employment