0.0% ▼ -100.0%
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.6%
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Ironpot · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Ironpot
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A very high employment rate defines daily life in Ironpot, where nearly 80% of adults are working or looking for work. The area's workforce is exceptionally stable, with a typical full-time employment rate far above the national figure.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time employment is far above the Queensland and Australian figures at 79.3%. This contributes to an unemployment rate of 0.0%, which is well below the national average.
78.4% ▲ +15.3%
Higher than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 68.0%
- 2016: 79.4%
- 2021: 78.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
79.3% ▲ +6.0%
Higher than 96% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 74.8%
- 2016: 66.7%
- 2021: 79.3%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the dominant industry here, employing 69.0% of the workforce. Other common fields include public administration, safety, and health care, each at 13.8%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Most of the local workforce are managers, accounting for 69.0% of occupations. Labourers make up another 17.2%, while professionals represent 10.3%.
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 Ironpot [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31411/ironpot/topic/employment