6.2% ▲ +8.2%
Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.7%
- 2016: 16.9%
- 2021: 6.2%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Erub Island · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Erub Island
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Fewer adults are working or looking for work in Erub Island than in other similar areas. Only 40.6% of adults are in the labour force, which is far below the national figure. This means a smaller proportion of the population is employed compared to the rest of the country.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Just 40.6% of adults are working or looking for work, which is far below the Queensland figure of 61.6%. Full-time employment is also far below the national average at 47.3%, while the unemployment rate is a little above the Australian figure at 6.2%.
40.6% ▼ -27.8%
Lower than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 56.2%
- 2016: 35.5%
- 2021: 40.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
47.3% ▼ -12.1%
Lower than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 53.8%
- 2016: 54.9%
- 2021: 47.3%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Public administration and safety is the most common industry here, employing 31.9% of workers. Education and training follow at 16.5%, while arts and recreation account for 14.3% of jobs.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professional roles are the most common occupation at 29.7%, followed by managers at 19.8%. Community and personal service workers make up 15.4% of the workforce, and labourers account for 13.2%.
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 Erub Island [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30983/erub-island/topic/employment