4.3% ▲ +20.1%
Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.6%
- 2016: 5.5%
- 2021: 4.3%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Glenvale · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Glenvale
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A much higher share of adults are working or looking for work in Glenvale compared to the rest of the country. Around 65.4% of adults are in the workforce, which is well above the national figure of 61.1%. This strong employment trend is led by a high number of full-time roles.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time employment is high at 62.4%, which is well above the Queensland figure of 59.0%. While the unemployment rate of 4.3% is higher than in most similar areas, it remains a little below the state average.
65.4% ▼ -4.6%
Higher than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 68.6%
- 2016: 65.6%
- 2021: 65.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
62.4% ▼ -3.9%
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 64.9%
- 2016: 66.0%
- 2021: 62.4%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the biggest employer at 19.6%. Other common industries for residents include retail trade at 10.6% and manufacturing at 9.9%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 16.4%. This is followed by community and personal service workers at 15.6% and technicians and trades people at 14.9%.
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 Glenvale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31174/glenvale/topic/employment