0.0% ▼ -100.0%
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.2%
- 2021: 0.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Fisher · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Fisher
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Far more adults are working or looking for work in Fisher than in most similar areas, with 73.2% in the workforce. The area has an unusually strong employment rate, featuring a standout 0.0% unemployment figure. However, full-time roles are less common here than in the wider state and nation.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
While 73.2% of adults are working or looking for work—far above the national figure of 61.1%—full-time employment is well below the state average at 51.2%. This high level of activity is paired with a 0.0% unemployment rate, which is well below both Queensland and Australia.
73.2% ▼ -1.9%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 74.6%
- 2021: 73.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
51.2% ▼ -28.9%
Lower than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 72.1%
- 2021: 51.2%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Mining is the largest employer in Fisher at 14.6%, followed by manufacturing at 12.2%. Other significant industries include health care and social assistance at 9.8%, and electricity, gas and water at 7.3%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Technicians and trades workers and machinery operators and drivers are the most common roles, each making up 26.8% of the workforce. Labourers account for 17.1%, while community and personal service workers make up 14.6%.
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 Fisher [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31041/fisher/topic/employment