3.9% ▼ -33.4%
Higher than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.8%
- 2016: 7.1%
- 2021: 3.9%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Glass House Mountains · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Glass House Mountains
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Construction is the most common industry for workers in Glass House Mountains, where 14.6% of the workforce is employed in the sector. Most residents are in steady work, with an unemployment rate of 3.9% which is a little below the figures for Queensland and Australia.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 60.4% of adults are working or looking for work, which is roughly the same as the national figure. Full-time employment sits at 56.5%, a little below the state and national averages.
60.4% ▲ +5.7%
Lower than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 57.2%
- 2016: 59.6%
- 2021: 60.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
56.5% ▼ -3.5%
Lower than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 58.6%
- 2016: 58.8%
- 2021: 56.5%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Besides construction, health care and social assistance employ 14.1% of the workforce. Other common industries include education and training at 7.8%, retail trade at 7.6%, and agriculture, forestry and fishing at 6.9%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Technicians and trades workers make up the largest group at 18.3%. Other common roles include professionals at 15.2%, managers at 13.3%, clerical and administrative staff at 13.0%, and labourers at 11.9%.
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 Glass House Mountains [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31137/glass-house-mountains/topic/employment