4.3% ▼ -38.8%
Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.0%
- 2016: 7.8%
- 2021: 4.3%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Glencoe · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Glencoe
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Full-time work has become much more common in Glencoe, with 71.5% of the workforce now in full-time roles. This is far above the national figure of 58.9%. More adults here are working or looking for work compared to most other similar areas.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The proportion of adults working or looking for work is 68.0%, which is well above the Queensland figure of 61.6%. While unemployment is 4.3%, this is a little below the state rate.
68.0% ▼ -5.4%
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 71.9%
- 2016: 61.6%
- 2021: 68.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
71.5% ▲ +10.9%
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 64.5%
- 2016: 64.1%
- 2021: 71.5%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Employment is spread across several sectors, with construction being the most common at 11.9%. Manufacturing and health care and social assistance each account for 10.6% of jobs.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Technicians and trades workers make up the largest group at 20.5%. Other common roles include professionals at 15.9% and clerical and administrative staff at 15.2%.
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 Glencoe [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31155/glencoe/topic/employment