5.4% ▲ +21.6%
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.4%
- 2016: 7.9%
- 2021: 5.4%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Drewvale · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Drewvale
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A much higher proportion of adults are working or looking for work in Drewvale than in most similar areas. This high level of activity is seen alongside a strong full-time workforce, with 60.4% of the population employed full-time.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Around 69% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well above the national figure of 61.1%. However, the unemployment rate of 5.4% is higher than most similar areas and about the same as the Queensland average.
69.0% ▼ -6.0%
Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 73.4%
- 2016: 69.3%
- 2021: 69.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
60.4% ▼ -12.9%
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 69.3%
- 2016: 65.7%
- 2021: 60.4%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The largest employer in the area is health care and social assistance, making up 18% of jobs. Other common industries include retail trade at 9.6% and education and training at 8.3%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professional roles are the most common occupation for 22.4% of workers. This is followed by clerical and administrative staff at 14.9% and technicians and trades people at 11.8%.
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 Drewvale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30877/drewvale/topic/employment