3.8% ▲ +75.6%
Higher than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.2%
- 2016: 4.3%
- 2021: 3.8%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Irongate · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Irongate
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
More adults are working or looking for work in Irongate than in most similar areas. This active workforce is highlighted by the 77.2% who are in the labour force, a figure far above the national average. Full-time employment is also very common here, with 63.6% of the population in full-time roles.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The unemployment rate is 3.8%, which is a little below the Queensland figure of 5.4%. This is consistent with the area's strong employment levels, where those working or looking for work sit 16 percentage points above the Australian average.
77.2% ▼ -0.8%
Higher than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 77.8%
- 2016: 73.7%
- 2021: 77.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
63.6% ▼ -3.1%
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 65.7%
- 2016: 79.7%
- 2021: 63.6%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the biggest employer at 22.1%, followed by education and training at 13.0%. Other services, construction, and transport and warehousing also make up a significant part of the local economy.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Technicians and trades workers are the most common occupation at 19.5%, while managers make up 18.2%. Clerical and administrative roles account for 11.7%, followed by machinery operators and drivers at 10.4%.
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 Irongate [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31409/irongate/topic/employment