50.0% —
Lower than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 73.1%
- 2021: 50.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
Fairymead · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Fairymead
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Only half of adults in Fairymead are working or looking for work, a figure that has remained low over the last decade. This makes the area far less active in the workforce than the typical Queensland or Australian community.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Just 50.0% of adults are currently working or looking for work. This is much lower than most similar areas and sits far below the Queensland figure of 61.6% and the national average of 61.1%.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The most common industries people work in is Manufacturing at 43%, ahead of Other services (21%).
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
The most common occupations people work in is Clerical & administrative at 36%, ahead of Technicians & trades (29%).
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 Fairymead [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31018/fairymead/topic/employment