4.3% ▼ -9.9%
Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.8%
- 2016: 5.4%
- 2021: 4.3%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Geebung · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Geebung
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Workforce participation in Geebung has shifted significantly over the last decade, with more adults now in the labour force than in 2011. A high number of residents are employed full-time, and the area now sees 68.9% of adults working or looking for work.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
A much higher proportion of adults here are working or looking for work compared to most areas, sitting at 68.9%. This is well above the national figure of 61.1%, and full-time employment is also well above the Queensland average.
68.9% ▲ +7.2%
Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 64.3%
- 2016: 67.0%
- 2021: 68.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
62.7% ▼ -1.8%
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 63.8%
- 2016: 64.9%
- 2021: 62.7%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The biggest employers in the area are health care and social assistance at 15.6%, followed by education and training at 9.2% and construction at 8.9%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 25.1%. Other common roles include clerical and administrative staff at 15.3% and managers at 13.6%.
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 Geebung [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31108/geebung/topic/employment