3.7% ▼ -10.4%
Higher than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.2%
- 2016: 7.7%
- 2021: 3.7%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Inverness · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Inverness
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A much higher proportion of adults in Inverness are working or looking for work compared to the rest of the state. About 69.7% of the adult population is in the labour force, which is well above the national figure of 61.1%. This workforce is largely stable, with a strong lean towards full-time roles.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The employment rate is well above the Queensland figure, with 69.7% of adults working or seeking a job. This is supported by a high rate of full-time employment at 61.4%, while the unemployment rate of 3.7% is a little below the national average.
69.7% ▲ +11.7%
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 62.3%
- 2016: 49.7%
- 2021: 69.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
61.4% ▲ +8.6%
Higher than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 56.5%
- 2016: 61.9%
- 2021: 61.4%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Work in Inverness is spread across several sectors, with education and training being the most common at 13.2%. Health care and social assistance follow at 12.3%, while construction and mining account for 11.0% and 8.8% of roles respectively.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professional roles are the most common occupation at 25.4%, followed by technicians and trades at 20.6%. Managers make up 16.2% of the workforce, with clerical and administrative staff accounting for 14.5%.
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 Inverness [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31404/inverness/topic/employment