3.8% ▲ +30.4%
Higher than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.9%
- 2016: 5.5%
- 2021: 3.8%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Fig Tree Pocket · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Fig Tree Pocket
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A high rate of employment defines daily life in Fig Tree Pocket, where 68.9% of adults are working or looking for work. This is well above the national figure of 61.1%. The area's workforce is primarily driven by professional roles and high-skill industries.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Much more of the adult population is working or looking for work here than in most similar areas. The unemployment rate is 3.8%, which is a little below both the Queensland and Australian figures.
68.9% ▲ +2.7%
Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 67.1%
- 2016: 66.0%
- 2021: 68.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
59.4% ▲ +0.2%
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 59.3%
- 2016: 61.9%
- 2021: 59.4%
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 17.4%, followed closely by professional and technical services at 16.7%. Education and training also employ a significant 12.4% of the workforce.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professional roles are very common, making up 41.6% of jobs, while managers account for another 21.6%. These high-skill roles dominate the local employment landscape.
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 Fig Tree Pocket [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31037/fig-tree-pocket/topic/employment