6.0% ▲ +1.0%
Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.0%
- 2016: 9.0%
- 2021: 6.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Hermit Park · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Hermit Park
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Much higher unemployment than most similar areas, at 6.0%, marks the local job market in Hermit Park. Despite this, more adults here are working or looking for work than in most other areas. The workforce is strongly driven by a high number of full-time roles.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Working or looking for work is common for 65.3% of adults, which is well above the national figure of 61.1%. Full-time employment is also high at 63.0%, comfortably exceeding the Queensland average of 59.0%.
65.3% ▼ -2.5%
Higher than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 66.9%
- 2016: 64.6%
- 2021: 65.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
63.0% ▼ -3.8%
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 65.5%
- 2016: 61.8%
- 2021: 63.0%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the biggest employer at 18.8%. Other significant sectors include public administration and safety at 9.5%, followed closely by retail trade and food services, both at 9.2%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 23.2%. Community and personal service roles are also common at 15.8%, while technicians and trades account for 14.7% of the workforce.
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 Hermit Park [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31323/hermit-park/topic/employment