4.7% ▲ +56.0%
Higher than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.0%
- 2016: 4.3%
- 2021: 4.7%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Inglewood · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Inglewood
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A much lower share of adults are working or looking for work in Inglewood compared to the rest of the state. Only 50.5% of the adult population is in the workforce, which is far below the Queensland and national figures. Despite this, those who are employed full-time make up 58.2% of the population, which is about the same as the national average.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The unemployment rate is 4.7%, which is higher than most similar areas. This rate is about the same as the figures for Queensland and Australia.
50.5% ▼ -8.2%
Lower than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 55.0%
- 2016: 52.5%
- 2021: 50.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
58.2% ▼ -5.0%
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 61.3%
- 2016: 56.8%
- 2021: 58.2%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the biggest employer at 19.2%. Other common industries include health care and social assistance at 13.4%, and education and training at 10.6%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Labourers make up 27.6% of the local workforce, the most common occupation. This is followed by machinery operators and drivers at 13.4% and managers at 12.8%.
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 Inglewood [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31392/inglewood/topic/employment