8.6% ▼ -31.8%
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.6%
- 2016: 13.9%
- 2021: 8.6%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Eli Waters · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Eli Waters
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Few adults are in the workforce in Eli Waters, where only 40.1% are working or looking for work. This is far below the national figure and is coupled with an unemployment rate of 8.6%, which is well above the typical rate for Australia.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time employment is well below the Queensland average at 53.2%. This low level of participation is among the lowest for areas of this type, with a far lower proportion of adults working or seeking work compared to the rest of the state.
40.1% ▼ -12.2%
Lower than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 45.7%
- 2016: 41.6%
- 2021: 40.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
53.2% ▼ -11.5%
Lower than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 60.1%
- 2016: 54.9%
- 2021: 53.2%
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 24.5%. Other common industries include retail trade at 15.7% and accommodation and food services at 9.9%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Community and personal service workers make up the largest group at 18.8%. Professionals follow at 16%, with technicians and trades people accounting for 14.6% of the 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 Eli Waters [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30960/eli-waters/topic/employment