11.1% —
Higher than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 13.0%
- 2021: 11.1%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Forest Creek · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Forest Creek
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A stark unemployment rate of 11.1% marks the current job market in Forest Creek. This figure is well above the national average, reflecting a challenging environment where far fewer adults are working or looking for work compared to other similar areas.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 48.2% of adults are working or looking for work, which is far below the Queensland figure of 61.6%. While full-time employment sits at 58%, the area struggles with an unemployment rate that is well above both the state and national averages.
48.2% —
Lower than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 51.7%
- 2021: 48.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
58.0% —
Lower than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 64.7%
- 2021: 58.0%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Construction is the most common industry for local workers at 18%, followed by health care and social assistance and accommodation and food, which both sit at 14%. Transport and warehousing also employ a significant 10% of the workforce.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
One in five workers is a manager, making it the most common occupation at 20%. Labourers and technicians or trades also make up large shares of the workforce at 18% and 16% respectively.
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 Forest Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31061/forest-creek/topic/employment