6.1% ▼ -10.2%
Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.7%
- 2016: 9.2%
- 2021: 6.1%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Indooroopilly · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Indooroopilly
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A high proportion of adults in Indooroopilly are working or looking for work, with 66.7% active in the labour force. This figure is well above the national average. While the area has a strong professional workforce, its unemployment rate is much higher than most similar areas.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The number of adults working or looking for work is well above the Queensland and national figures. While 58% of the population is employed full-time, the unemployment rate of 6.1% is much higher than in most other areas.
66.7% ▲ +3.2%
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 64.6%
- 2016: 63.0%
- 2021: 66.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
58.0% ▼ -6.8%
Lower than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 62.3%
- 2016: 60.5%
- 2021: 58.0%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Professional and technical services are the most common industry for local workers at 16.8%. Health care and social assistance (14.9%) and education and training (13.8%) also employ a large share of the workforce.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 42.6%, followed by managers at 13.8%. Clerical and administrative roles account for another 10.9% of the local 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 Indooroopilly [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31389/indooroopilly/topic/employment