14.6% —
Higher than 96% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 17.2%
- 2021: 14.6%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Gregory · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Gregory
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing employ 60% of workers in Gregory, making it the dominant industry for the area. While full-time work is very common here, a small proportion of adults are actually working or looking for work compared to the rest of the state.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 41.4% of adults are working or looking for work, which is far below the Queensland figure of 61.6%. However, those who are employed often work full-time (75%), though the unemployment rate is well above the national figure at 14.6%.
41.4% —
Lower than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 47.5%
- 2021: 41.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
75.0% —
Higher than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 69.0%
- 2021: 75.0%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Six in ten people work in agriculture, forestry and fishing, while others are employed in education and training (12.5%) and construction (10%).
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Labourers are the most common workers at 32.5%, followed by managers at 22.5% and technicians and trades at 15%.
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 Gregory [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31249/gregory/topic/employment