5.1% ▼ -8.9%
Higher than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.6%
- 2016: 6.1%
- 2021: 5.1%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Heritage Park · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Heritage Park
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
More adults are working or looking for work in Heritage Park than in most similar areas. About 67.1% of adults are in the labour force, which is well above the national figure of 61.1%. This creates a strong employment profile for the suburb, though unemployment sits at 5.1%.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Employment rates are high here, with 60% of the population in full-time work. This is a little above the Queensland figure of 59%, and the overall number of people working or seeking jobs is well above the state average.
67.1% ▼ -8.2%
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 73.1%
- 2016: 69.7%
- 2021: 67.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
60.0% ▼ -10.4%
Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 67.0%
- 2016: 64.9%
- 2021: 60.0%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The local workforce is spread across several sectors. The most common industries are health care and social assistance at 12.6%, followed by retail trade at 11.4% and construction at 11.1%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Clerical and administrative roles are the most common occupation at 15.6%. Other frequent roles include technicians and trades at 14.9%, as well as community and personal service workers at 12.4%.
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 Heritage Park [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31322/heritage-park/topic/employment