6.3% ▼ -7.1%
Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.7%
- 2016: 2.8%
- 2021: 6.3%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Fairney View · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Fairney View
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A higher than usual unemployment rate of 6.3% marks the local job market in Fairney View. While many residents work in construction and healthcare, fewer adults are working or looking for work compared to the state and national figures.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 58.3% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well below the Queensland figure of 61.6%. Full-time employment is also a little below the national average at 56.2%.
58.3% ▼ -4.0%
Lower than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 60.8%
- 2016: 57.2%
- 2021: 58.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
56.2% ▼ -16.5%
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 67.3%
- 2016: 67.6%
- 2021: 56.2%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Construction is the biggest employer at 16.2%, followed closely by health care and social assistance at 15.2%. Other common industries include retail trade, manufacturing, and education.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Technicians, tradespeople and labourers are the most common roles, each making up 17.1% of the workforce. Clerical and administrative staff follow at 14.3%, with managers and professionals both at 13.3%.
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 Fairney View [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31015/fairney-view/topic/employment