0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Jambin · Suburb / Locality
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Much higher numbers of working adults define Jambin compared to most similar areas. A huge 72.6% of the population are employed full-time, which is far above the national figure of 58.9%. This creates a strong local workforce with a notable absence of unemployment.
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 71.8% of adults are working or looking for work, which is far above the Queensland figure of 61.6%. The local unemployment rate is 0.0%, well below both the state and national figures.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
71.8% —
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
72.6% —
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
The industries that employ local workers.
The local workforce is split across several key sectors, with agriculture, forestry and fishing leading at 27.4%. Construction (15.4%) and mining (12.8%) also make up a significant part of the local economy.
The kinds of jobs people do.
Managers are the most common role at 28.2%, followed by machinery operators and drivers at 17.9%. Technicians and tradespeople make up another 13.7% of the local jobs.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Jobs & Industry in Jambin [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31427/jambin/topic/employment