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Frenches Creek · Suburb / Locality

Jobs & Industry in Frenches Creek

Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.

Health care and social assistance is the most common industry for workers in Frenches Creek, where 21.4% of the workforce is employed in this sector. The local job market is currently struggling, with an unemployment rate of 7.0% which is much higher than most similar areas.

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📍 Frenches Creek, Suburb / Locality

Where Frenches Creek sits — Unemployment rate

7.0% ▲ +98.8%

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Frenches Creek — higher than 83% of areas.

Frenches Creek7.0%
4310, QLD 3.6%
Queensland 5.4%
Australia 5.1%

Labour force

Employment, participation and unemployment.

While around 60.6% of adults are working or looking for work, full-time employment is far below the national figure at 47.6%. This is much lower than most other areas, and the unemployment rate sits a little above the Queensland figure.

Unemployment rate

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7.0% ▲ +98.8%

Higher than 83% of suburb / locality areas.

Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).

Labour-force participation

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60.6% ▼ -3.3%

Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.

Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.

Employed full-time

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47.6% ▼ -15.5%

Lower than 88% of suburb / locality areas.

Share of employed people who worked full-time.

Industries

The industries that employ local workers.

Beyond health care, the local economy relies heavily on agriculture, forestry and fishing (16.7%) and accommodation and food services (14.3%). Construction and public administration and safety each account for 11.9% of jobs.

Industries people work in

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No single group dominates in Frenches Creek — Health care & social assistance leads at 23%, ahead of Agriculture, forestry & fishing (18%) and Accommodation & food (15%).

Health care & social assistance 21.4% Agriculture, forestry & fishing 16.7% Accommodation & food 14.3% Construction 11.9% Public administration & safety 11.9% Manufacturing 9.5% Other services 7.1%

Occupations

The kinds of jobs people do.

Managers and community and personal service workers are the most common roles, each making up 21.4% of the workforce. Technicians and trades follow at 9.5%, with machinery operators and labourers each at 7.1%.

Occupations people work in

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Frenches Creek splits fairly evenly between Managers (32%) and Community & personal service (32%), with Technicians & trades at 14%.

Managers 21.4% Community & personal service 21.4% Technicians & trades 9.5% Machinery operators & drivers 7.1% Labourers 7.1%

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 Frenches Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31085/frenches-creek/topic/employment