0.0% → —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.0%
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Isla · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Isla
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A zero per cent unemployment rate defines the job market in Isla, where nearly three quarters of adults are working or looking for work. This is a highly active workforce with a strong emphasis on full-time roles, far exceeding both state and national figures.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 74.4% of adults are working or looking for work, which is far above the Queensland figure of 61.6%. Full-time employment is also much higher than most areas at 69.2%, while unemployment is well below the national rate of 5.1%.
74.4% ▼ -1.7%
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 75.7%
- 2016: 67.9%
- 2021: 74.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
69.2% ▼ -10.6%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 77.4%
- 2016: 75.3%
- 2021: 69.2%
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 45.8% of the workforce. Other significant sectors include mining at 10.8% and health care and social assistance at 9.2%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Managers make up the largest group of workers at 39.2%. Machinery operators and drivers follow at 16.7%, while professionals and labourers each account for 10.8% of occupations.
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 Isla [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31417/isla/topic/employment