5.5% ▲ +77.3%
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.1%
- 2016: 9.6%
- 2021: 5.5%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Glen Eden · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Glen Eden
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Nearly 10 points more adults are working or looking for work in Glen Eden than the national figure. This is a highly active workforce where 63.9% of people have full-time jobs, a rate well above both Queensland and Australia. While employment is high, the unemployment rate of 5.5% is higher than in most similar areas.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The typical resident is more likely to be in the workforce here, with 70.8% of adults working or seeking a job. This is well above the Queensland figure of 61.6%, although the 5.5% unemployment rate remains about the same as the state and national averages.
70.8% ▼ -0.7%
Higher than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 71.3%
- 2016: 69.9%
- 2021: 70.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
63.9% ▼ -15.1%
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 75.3%
- 2016: 67.9%
- 2021: 63.9%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Manufacturing is the biggest employer in the area, accounting for 15.9% of jobs. Other common industries include health care and social assistance at 10.8%, and retail trade at 10.4%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Technical and trade roles are the most common occupations at 20.4%. Professionals make up 15.3% of the workforce, while machinery operators and drivers account for 12.3%.
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
More for Glen Eden
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Jobs & Industry in Glen Eden [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31145/glen-eden/topic/employment