0.0% ▼ -100.0%
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.3%
- 2021: 0.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Glen Isla · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Glen Isla
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A full-time employment rate of 68% is well above the national figure in Glen Isla. This sparsely populated area sees very few people without work, creating a workforce that is much more likely to be in steady, full-time roles than residents across Queensland or Australia.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The unemployment rate is 0.0%, which is well below the state and national figures. About 62.5% of adults are working or looking for work, a figure that is about the same as the Queensland average.
62.5% ▼ -16.4%
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 74.7%
- 2016: 64.3%
- 2021: 62.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
68.0% ▼ -0.4%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 68.3%
- 2021: 68.0%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the primary employer for 40% of the workforce. Other common industries include construction and other services, both at 16%, while mining and retail trade each account for 12%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Technicians and trades workers make up the largest group at 28%, followed by professionals at 24%. Managers, sales workers, and machinery operators and drivers each represent 12% of the local workforce.
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 Isla [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31147/glen-isla/topic/employment