5.9% ▲ —
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.0%
- 2016: 4.5%
- 2021: 5.9%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Drillham · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Drillham
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Full-time employment is much higher in Drillham than in most similar areas, with 64.7% of the workforce in steady roles. This suggests a stable job market, although the unemployment rate of 5.9% is much higher than in many other comparable places.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 62.2% of adults are working or looking for work, which is a little above the national figure of 61.1%. This is well above the Queensland rate for full-time employment, which sits at 59%.
62.2% ▼ -11.1%
Higher than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 69.9%
- 2016: 71.7%
- 2021: 62.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
64.7% ▼ -8.9%
Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 71.1%
- 2016: 57.4%
- 2021: 64.7%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the dominant industry here, employing 43.1% of the workforce. Transport, warehousing, and professional services each account for 9.8% of jobs.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Managers make up a large portion of the local workforce at 35.3%. Labourers are the next most common group at 13.7%, followed by professionals and clerical staff at 9.8% each.
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 Drillham [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30878/drillham/topic/employment