0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 10.3%
- 2021: 0.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Douglas · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Douglas
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A far higher share of adults are working or looking for work in Douglas than across Queensland. This area is defined by a remarkably strong job market, where 68.6% of adults are active in the workforce and unemployment is non-existent at 0.0%.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time employment is well above the national figure at 63.9%. This strong participation is much higher than in most other areas, with the local unemployment rate sitting at 0.0%, which is well below the 5.1% seen across Australia.
68.6% —
Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 70.8%
- 2021: 68.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
63.9% —
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 59.3%
- 2021: 63.9%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Work in the area is spread across several sectors, with agriculture, forestry and fishing, manufacturing, and retail trade each accounting for 10.8% of jobs.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Managers make up a large portion of the local workforce at 25.3%. This is followed by technicians and trades workers at 16.9% and professionals at 14.5%.
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 Douglas [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30870/douglas/topic/employment