2.9% ▼ -49.2%
Lower than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.7%
- 2016: 9.4%
- 2021: 2.9%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Eerwah Vale · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Eerwah Vale
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Just 44.5% of the workforce in Eerwah Vale is employed full-time, a figure that is far below the Queensland average. While most adults are working or looking for work, the area sees a much lower rate of full-time roles than typical Australian towns.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 62.4% of adults are working or looking for work, which is similar to the state and national figures. The unemployment rate is 2.9%, which is a little below the Queensland and Australian rates.
62.4% ▼ -1.4%
Higher than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 63.3%
- 2016: 57.4%
- 2021: 62.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
44.5% ▼ -17.0%
Lower than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 53.6%
- 2016: 49.6%
- 2021: 44.5%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The most common industries for local workers are health care and social assistance at 18.1%, followed by construction at 12.6% and retail trade at 12.3%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 20.9%, with managers at 17.2% and community and personal service workers at 16.3% also common.
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 Eerwah Vale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30944/eerwah-vale/topic/employment