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+).
Fletcher · Suburb / Locality
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Zero percent unemployment marks the job market in Fletcher, where no one is currently out of work. This is a small community where far fewer adults work or look for work compared to the national figures, and full-time employment is much lower than in most other areas.
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 42.6% of adults are working or looking for work, which is far below the Queensland figure of 61.6%. Full-time employment is also much lower than most areas at 49.0%, well below the national average of 58.9%.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
42.6% —
Lower than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
49.0% —
Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
The industries that employ local workers.
The local workforce is spread across several sectors, with agriculture, forestry and fishing being the most common at 20.4%. Other notable industries include retail trade at 16.3% and public administration and safety at 14.3%.
The kinds of jobs people do.
Managers make up the largest group of workers at 32.7%. This is followed by community and personal service workers at 14.3%, while professionals, sales workers, and labourers each account for 8.2% of roles.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Jobs & Industry in Fletcher [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31051/fletcher/topic/employment