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Glen Esk · Suburb / Locality

Jobs & Industry in Glen Esk

Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.

Fewer people are working or looking for work in Glen Esk than in most similar areas. Only 37.8% of adults are in the labour force, which is a very small figure compared to the rest of the region.

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📍 Glen Esk, Suburb / Locality

Labour force

Employment, participation and unemployment.

The share of adults working or looking for work is 37.8%, which is far below the Queensland figure of 61.6% and the national figure of 61.1%.

Labour-force participation

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37.8% —

Lower than 93% of suburb / locality areas.

Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.

Industries

The industries that employ local workers.

The most common industries people work in is Manufacturing at 24%, ahead of Retail trade (24%).

Industries people work in

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Glen Esk splits fairly evenly between Manufacturing (22%) and Retail trade (22%), with Education & training at 22%.

Manufacturing 23.5% Retail trade 23.5% Education & training 23.5% Agriculture, forestry & fishing 17.6% Health care & social assistance 17.6%

Occupations

The kinds of jobs people do.

The most common occupations people work in is Technicians & trades at 29%, ahead of Clerical & administrative (24%).

Occupations people work in

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Glen Esk splits fairly evenly between Technicians & trades (23%) and Clerical & administrative (18%), with Labourers at 18%.

Technicians & trades 29.4% Clerical & administrative 23.5% Labourers 23.5% Managers 17.6% Professionals 17.6% Community & personal service 17.6%

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 Glen Esk [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31146/glen-esk/topic/employment