5.4% ▼ -11.2%
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.1%
- 2016: 7.4%
- 2021: 5.4%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Harrisville · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Harrisville
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A modest job market defines daily life in Harrisville, where about 61.3% of adults are working or looking for work. While most employment mirrors state and national patterns, the area faces a slightly higher unemployment rate of 5.4% than most similar places.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 59.4% of residents have full-time jobs, which is about the same as the Queensland and national figures. The local unemployment rate sits at 5.4%, slightly higher than the national rate of 5.1%.
61.3% ▼ -5.6%
Higher than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 64.9%
- 2016: 67.4%
- 2021: 61.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
59.4% ▲ +1.1%
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 58.7%
- 2016: 60.1%
- 2021: 59.4%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Construction is the most common industry for local workers at 12.3%, followed by health care and social assistance at 11.0% and retail trade at 9.4%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
The local workforce is led by technicians and tradespeople, who make up 20.6% of workers. Community and personal service roles follow at 13.2%, with managers and clerical staff each accounting for around 12%.
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 Harrisville [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31301/harrisville/topic/employment