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+).
Forestvale · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Forestvale
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A massive 95.7% of working residents in Forestvale are in full-time roles, a figure far above the national average. This agricultural hub is defined by an incredibly strong employment rate and an almost total absence of unemployment.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
While 60.5% of adults are working or looking for work—about the same as the national figure—the unemployment rate is a remarkable 0.0%, well below both Queensland and Australia.
60.5% —
Lower than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 84.6%
- 2021: 60.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
95.7% —
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 66.7%
- 2021: 95.7%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The local economy is overwhelmingly driven by agriculture, forestry and fishing, which employs 82.6% of the workforce, while health care and social assistance make up 13.0%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Most of the local workforce are managers, accounting for 82.6% of occupations, with community and personal service workers making up another 13.0%.
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 Forestvale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31069/forestvale/topic/employment