10.9% ▲ —
Higher than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.0%
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 10.9%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Fairy Bower · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Fairy Bower
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
One in four workers in Fairy Bower are professionals, which is the most common occupation for the area. While many of those employed work full-time, a relatively small proportion of adults are in the workforce.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 55.4% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well below the national figure of 61.1%. The unemployment rate is 10.9%, placing it among the highest for similar areas and well above the Queensland rate of 5.4%.
55.4% ▼ -16.4%
Lower than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 66.3%
- 2016: 67.1%
- 2021: 55.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
60.4% ▼ -12.3%
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 68.9%
- 2016: 64.7%
- 2021: 60.4%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The biggest employers in the area are in accommodation and food services (16.7%) and agriculture, forestry and fishing (14.6%). Construction and retail trade each account for 10.4% of jobs.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Alongside the high number of professionals, 18.8% of the workforce are managers. Sales workers and machinery operators and drivers each make up 12.5% of occupations.
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 Fairy Bower [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31016/fairy-bower/topic/employment