4.0% ▼ -39.6%
Higher than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.6%
- 2016: 6.1%
- 2021: 4.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Doonan · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Doonan
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Far fewer people work full-time in Doonan than in most similar areas. While 61% of adults are working or looking for work, the share of those in full-time roles is much lower than the state and national figures.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The unemployment rate is 4.0%, which is a little below the Queensland figure of 5.4%. However, full-time employment sits at 47.5%, which is far below the Australian average of 58.9%.
61.0% ▲ +0.1%
Higher than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 60.9%
- 2016: 61.1%
- 2021: 61.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
47.5% ▼ -8.8%
Lower than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 52.1%
- 2016: 52.3%
- 2021: 47.5%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Construction is the most common industry for local workers at 14.4%, followed by health care and social assistance at 12.6%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 23.7%, with technicians and trades people following at 16.4% and managers at 16.3%.
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 Doonan [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30866/doonan/topic/employment