9.6% ▼ -20.1%
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.0%
- 2016: 13.8%
- 2021: 9.6%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Eagleby · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Eagleby
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A 9.6% unemployment rate makes Eagleby one of the areas with the highest jobless rates for its size. This struggle is reflected in the local workforce, where far fewer adults are working or looking for work compared to the rest of the state.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 46.7% of adults are working or looking for work, which is far below the Queensland figure of 61.6%. Full-time employment is also a little below the national average, with 56.4% of the workforce in full-time roles.
46.7% ▼ -7.8%
Lower than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 50.6%
- 2016: 48.2%
- 2021: 46.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
56.4% ▼ -9.3%
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 62.1%
- 2016: 60.8%
- 2021: 56.4%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the biggest employer at 14.1%, followed by manufacturing at 11.3% and construction at 10.6%. Retail trade and transport also make up significant shares of the local economy.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Labourers are the most common workers at 18.8%, while technicians and tradespeople make up 14.4%. Community and personal service roles account for 14.3% of jobs, followed by machinery operators and drivers at 13.0%.
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 Eagleby [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30915/eagleby/topic/employment