55.6% —
Lower than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 55.6%
- 2021: 55.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
Greenwood · Suburb / Locality
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Job opportunities in Greenwood have shifted over the last decade, reflecting a community where fewer adults are in the workforce. Only 55.6% of adults are working or looking for work, a figure that is well below both the state and national levels.
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Working or looking for work is less common here than in most similar areas. At 55.6%, this is 6.1 percentage points lower than the Queensland figure and 5.5 points below the Australian average.
55.6% —
Lower than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
The industries that employ local workers.
The most common industries people work in is Agriculture, forestry & fishing at 33%, ahead of Mining (0%).
The kinds of jobs people do.
The most common occupations people work in is Managers at 47%, ahead of Professionals (20%).
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Jobs & Industry in Greenwood [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31247/greenwood/topic/employment