5.0% ▼ -29.3%
Higher than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.1%
- 2016: 10.1%
- 2021: 5.0%
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.
Health care and social assistance is the biggest employer in Douglas, with 26.6% of the workforce in this field. This area has a high number of people working or looking for work compared to most other places. However, the share of full-time workers is notably lower than both the state and national figures.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 67.1% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well above the national figure of 61.1%. Despite this, full-time employment at 55.0% is well below the Queensland average of 59.0%.
67.1% ▼ -1.4%
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 68.1%
- 2016: 66.0%
- 2021: 67.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
55.0% ▼ -9.6%
Lower than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 60.9%
- 2016: 59.5%
- 2021: 55.0%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Beyond health care, the most common industries for residents are public administration and safety at 12.2%, and education and training at 11.6%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professional roles are the most common occupation for 31.9% of workers, followed by community and personal service workers at 18.9%.
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/SAL30871/douglas/topic/employment