4.3% ▲ +92.9%
Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.2%
- 2016: 6.4%
- 2021: 4.3%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Georgetown · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Georgetown
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the main industry for workers in Georgetown. The town has a strong employment rate, with 67.3% of adults working or looking for work, which is well above the national figure of 61.1%. This reflects a local workforce that is more active than in most other similar areas.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time employment is common here, with 62.1% of the workforce in full-time roles, well above the Queensland figure of 59.0%. The unemployment rate is 4.3%, which is a little below the state average.
67.3% ▼ -6.8%
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 72.2%
- 2016: 68.5%
- 2021: 67.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
62.1% ▼ -6.8%
Higher than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 66.7%
- 2016: 73.4%
- 2021: 62.1%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
About 30% of residents work in agriculture, forestry and fishing, making it the largest employer. Public administration and safety also employ a large share of the population at 25.7%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Managers make up the largest group of workers at 25.7%, followed by labourers at 17.1% and machinery operators and drivers at 12.9%.
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 Georgetown [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31111/georgetown/topic/employment