0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Fifteen Mile · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Fifteen Mile
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Among the highest rates of employment in the region are found in Fifteen Mile, where 83.3% of adults are working or looking for work. This is far above the national figure of 61.1%. The area is a strong employment hub with an unemployment rate of 0.0%, which is well below the Queensland average.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
While 83.3% of adults are in the workforce, full-time employment is at 56.0%, which is well below the Queensland figure of 59.0%. This high level of activity is paired with an unemployment rate of 0.0%, far lower than the national 5.1%.
83.3% —
Higher than 98% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
56.0% —
Lower than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Local work is spread across a few main sectors, with construction at 24.0% and manufacturing at 20.0%. Retail trade and accommodation and food services each account for 12.0% of the workforce.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Job roles are evenly split, with clerical and administrative work being the most common at 20.0%. Professionals, technicians and trades, community and personal service, and machinery operators each make up 16.0% 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 Fifteen Mile [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31036/fifteen-mile/topic/employment