3.5% ▲ +12.3%
Lower than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.1%
- 2016: 4.3%
- 2021: 3.5%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Isisford · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Isisford
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Full-time employment is among the highest of similar areas in Isisford, where 80.8% of workers hold full-time roles. This is far above the national figure of 58.9%. The local workforce is stable, with an unemployment rate of 3.5% that is a little below the Australian average.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 61.3% of adults are working or looking for work, which is about the same as the Queensland and national figures. The standout feature is the high rate of full-time work, sitting 22 percentage points above the state and national averages.
61.3% ▼ -13.8%
Higher than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 71.1%
- 2016: 64.4%
- 2021: 61.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
80.8% ▲ +10.1%
Higher than 98% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 73.4%
- 2016: 71.2%
- 2021: 80.8%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Half of the workforce in Isisford is employed in agriculture, forestry and fishing. Other common industries include public administration and safety at 13.5%, followed by accommodation and food services at 7.7%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Managers and labourers are the most common roles, making up 30.8% and 29.8% of workers respectively. Machinery operators and drivers and community and personal service workers both account for 11.5% of the local workforce.
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
More for Isisford
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Jobs & Industry in Isisford [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31416/isisford/topic/employment