7.2% ▲ +186.3%
Higher than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.5%
- 2016: 11.1%
- 2021: 7.2%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Glan Devon · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Glan Devon
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Education and training is the most common employer in Glan Devon, where 16% of workers are in this field. While the area has a diverse job market, fewer adults are working or looking for work compared to the rest of the state.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 47.8% of adults are working or looking for work, which is far below the Queensland figure of 61.6%. Unemployment is a little above the national rate at 7.2%, and full-time employment is a little below the Australian average.
47.8% ▲ +0.4%
Lower than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 47.6%
- 2016: 48.8%
- 2021: 47.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
56.4% ▼ -6.6%
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 60.3%
- 2016: 63.0%
- 2021: 56.4%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Employment is spread across several sectors, with health care and social assistance at 12.8%. Mining, construction, and agriculture, forestry and fishing each account for 11.7% of the workforce.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Technicians and trades workers make up the largest group at 17%. Professionals and labourers are equally common at 14.9%, followed by community and personal service workers at 13.8%.
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 Glan Devon [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31135/glan-devon/topic/employment