0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Fassifern Valley · Suburb / Locality
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A massive 72% of adults in Fassifern Valley are working or looking for work, which is far above the national figure. This high level of activity is paired with a rare 0.0% unemployment rate, making it an area where almost everyone who wants a job has one.
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The local workforce is much more active than in most similar areas, though the proportion of full-time roles at 56.1% is a little below the Queensland figure. Unemployment is well below both the state and national rates, sitting at 0.0%.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
72.0% —
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
56.1% —
Lower than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
The industries that employ local workers.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the dominant industry here, employing 35.1% of the workforce. Other major employers include education and training at 15.8% and health care and social assistance at 14.0%.
The kinds of jobs people do.
Managers make up the largest group of workers at 26.3%, followed by machinery operators and drivers at 17.5%. Professionals account for 15.8% of the local workforce.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Jobs & Industry in Fassifern Valley [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31024/fassifern-valley/topic/employment