1.9% ▼ -29.9%
Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.8%
- 2016: 8.2%
- 2021: 1.9%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Greens Creek · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Greens Creek
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Professional roles and trade work are the most common occupations in Greens Creek. While many residents are employed, the proportion of adults working or looking for work is well below the national figure. This is a small workforce with a very low unemployment rate of 1.9%.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 54.6% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well below both Queensland and the national figures. Full-time employment sits at 56.8%, slightly below the national figure of 58.9%.
54.6% ▼ -5.9%
Lower than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 58.1%
- 2016: 59.2%
- 2021: 54.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
56.8% ▼ -13.5%
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 65.7%
- 2016: 55.4%
- 2021: 56.8%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The local workforce is split evenly across several sectors, with agriculture, construction, education, and healthcare each accounting for 11.6% of jobs. Retail trade follows at 8.9%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals and technicians or trades workers each make up 18.5% of the workforce. Labourers account for 16.4%, while managers and community service workers make up 12.3% and 11% respectively.
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 Greens Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31241/greens-creek/topic/employment