5.6% ▲ +7.1%
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.2%
- 2016: 4.4%
- 2021: 5.6%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Giru · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Giru
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A high rate of full-time employment defines the workforce in Giru, where 68.3% of workers have a full-time role. While the area has a smaller proportion of adults working or looking for work than most places, those who are employed are far more likely to be in permanent, full-time positions.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time employment is well above the national figure of 58.9%. However, the proportion of adults working or looking for work is well below the Queensland average, and the unemployment rate of 5.6% is much higher than in most similar areas.
54.9% ▼ -16.1%
Lower than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 65.5%
- 2016: 59.8%
- 2021: 54.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
68.3% ▼ -1.0%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 68.9%
- 2016: 66.3%
- 2021: 68.3%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Manufacturing is the main employer in Giru, accounting for 29.9% of jobs, followed by agriculture, forestry and fishing at 15.6%. Health care and social assistance also make up a significant share at 10.8%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Labourers are the most common workers at 21.0%, with managers and machinery operators and drivers also making up large shares of the local workforce at 16.8% and 15.6% 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 Giru [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31129/giru/topic/employment