7.1% ▼ -4.5%
Higher than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.4%
- 2016: 6.8%
- 2021: 7.1%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Innisfail Estate · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Innisfail Estate
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 Innisfail Estate compared to similar areas. While 50.5% are in the labour force, those who do have jobs are often in full-time roles. The area faces a higher unemployment rate than the national figure, sitting at 7.1%.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 50.5% of adults are working or looking for work, which is far below the Queensland figure of 61.6%. Among those employed, 60% have full-time jobs, and the unemployment rate of 7.1% is a little above the national average.
50.5% ▼ -1.9%
Lower than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 51.5%
- 2016: 50.5%
- 2021: 50.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
60.0% ▼ -7.1%
Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 64.6%
- 2016: 59.4%
- 2021: 60.0%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Employment is led by agriculture, forestry and fishing at 22.1%, followed closely by health care and social assistance at 19.4%. Other notable sectors include retail trade and education, both at 7.7%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Labourers make up the largest group of workers at 23.9%. Other common roles include community and personal service workers at 15.3%, and professionals, managers, and technicians and trades each around 12%.
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 Innisfail Estate [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31399/innisfail-estate/topic/employment