1.7% ▼ -55.2%
Lower than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.8%
- 2016: 8.9%
- 2021: 1.7%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Farnborough · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Farnborough
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A very low unemployment rate of 1.7% defines the local workforce in Farnborough. While fewer adults here are working or looking for work compared to the state and national figures, those who are employed enjoy high levels of job security.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 58.0% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well below the Queensland figure of 61.6%. Among those employed, 56.7% work full-time, a result that is a little below the national average of 58.9%.
58.0% ▼ -5.9%
Lower than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 61.6%
- 2016: 57.3%
- 2021: 58.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
56.7% ▼ -7.2%
Lower than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 61.1%
- 2016: 53.3%
- 2021: 56.7%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the most common industry at 16.5%, followed by construction at 12.1%. Mining and education and training both account for 10.7% of local jobs.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professional roles are the most common occupation at 19.6%, closely followed by technicians and trades at 19.2%. Community and personal service workers and clerical staff each make up 12.9% 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 Farnborough [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31020/farnborough/topic/employment