4.7% —
Higher than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 6.1%
- 2021: 4.7%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Grahams Creek · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Grahams Creek
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
More people have shifted into full-time work in Grahams Creek since 2011. Full-time employment now reaches 63.8%, which is well above the national figure. While many hold stable full-time roles, fewer adults here are working or looking for work compared to most other areas.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Working or looking for work is lower than most areas, with only 54.2% of adults doing so, well below the Queensland figure of 61.6%. However, those who are employed are more likely to be full-time than in most other places.
54.2% —
Lower than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 48.5%
- 2021: 54.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
63.8% —
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 61.3%
- 2021: 63.8%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The local workforce is spread across a few main sectors, with transport and warehousing being the most common at 17.2%, followed by agriculture, forestry and fishing at 15.5%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Managers are the most common job role at 20.7%, while labourers make up 17.2% of the workforce. Professionals, technicians, trades, and community service workers each account for 13.8% of occupations.
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 Grahams Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31221/grahams-creek/topic/employment