6.2% ▲ +33.0%
Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.7%
- 2016: 5.8%
- 2021: 6.2%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Gleneagle · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Gleneagle
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A much higher unemployment rate than most similar areas marks the job market in Gleneagle, where 6.2% of people are out of work. While most adults are in full-time roles, the local workforce faces a tougher struggle to find jobs compared to the wider state and national figures.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 60.7% of adults are working or looking for work, which is about the same as the Queensland and Australian figures. Full-time employment is a little above the national average at 60.2%.
60.7% ▼ -9.3%
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 66.9%
- 2016: 61.2%
- 2021: 60.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
60.2% ▼ -6.1%
Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 64.0%
- 2016: 62.3%
- 2021: 60.2%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the most common industry for local workers at 13.0%, followed closely by construction at 12.6%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Technicians and trades workers make up the largest group of jobs at 16.8%, while clerical and administrative roles account for 13.7% of the 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 Gleneagle [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31158/gleneagle/topic/employment