7.2% ▲ +3.9%
Higher than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.9%
- 2016: 10.1%
- 2021: 7.2%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
East Ipswich · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in East Ipswich
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A 7.2% unemployment rate in East Ipswich is much higher than most similar areas. While full-time employment is a little above the national figure, fewer adults here are working or looking for work compared to the rest of the state and country.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 60.8% of the workforce is employed full-time, which is a little above the Australian figure of 58.9%. However, the 7.2% unemployment rate is a little above the Queensland figure of 5.4%.
58.6% ▼ -4.7%
Lower than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 61.4%
- 2016: 60.1%
- 2021: 58.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
60.8% ▼ -7.4%
Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 65.6%
- 2016: 62.8%
- 2021: 60.8%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the most common industry here at 15.5%, followed by retail trade at 10.3% and education and training at 8.8%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 19.7%, while technicians and trades workers account for 14.4% of the local workforce.
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 East Ipswich [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30928/east-ipswich/topic/employment