40.0% —
Lower than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 35.7%
- 2021: 40.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
Homestead · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Homestead
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A far lower share of adults are working or looking for work in Homestead compared to the rest of the country. Only 40% of adults are in the labour force, which is much lower than the national figure.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Just 40% of adults here are working or looking for work, a figure that is among the lowest for similar areas and far below the 61.6% seen across Queensland.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The most common industries people work in is Agriculture, forestry & fishing at 23%, ahead of Mining (0%).
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
The most common occupations people work in is Labourers at 31%, ahead of Community & personal service (23%).
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 Homestead [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31354/homestead/topic/employment