4.3% ▼ -36.6%
Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.9%
- 2016: 5.4%
- 2021: 4.3%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Grandchester · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Grandchester
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Only 53.9% of adults in Grandchester are working or looking for work, which is well below the national figure. This low level of activity is reflected in the fact that full-time employment is also much lower than in most other areas.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The proportion of adults working or looking for work is well below the Queensland and Australian figures. Full-time employment is also much lower than most areas at 51.8%, while the unemployment rate is 4.3%, which is a little below the state average.
53.9% ▲ +8.9%
Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 49.5%
- 2016: 55.7%
- 2021: 53.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
51.8% ▼ -18.0%
Lower than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 63.2%
- 2016: 62.8%
- 2021: 51.8%
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 14.7%. This is followed by construction at 12.7% and manufacturing at 9.6%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Technicians and trades workers make up the largest group at 18.3%. Managers and professionals each account for 14.2% of the workforce, while labourers make up 13.7%.
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 Grandchester [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31224/grandchester/topic/employment