2.6% ▼ -43.5%
Lower than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.6%
- 2016: 8.1%
- 2021: 2.6%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Jensen · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Jensen
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A very high rate of employment defines daily life in Jensen, where 70.1% of adults are working or looking for work. This is well above the national figure of 61.1%, and the area is marked by a strong level of full-time commitment among those employed.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time work is common here, with 64.4% of residents employed full-time, which is well above the Queensland figure. This high level of employment is reflected in an unemployment rate of 2.6%, which is a little below both the state and national averages.
70.1% ▼ -0.1%
Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 70.1%
- 2016: 69.0%
- 2021: 70.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
64.4% ▼ -7.0%
Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 69.2%
- 2016: 65.7%
- 2021: 64.4%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The local workforce is spread across several sectors, with construction being the most common industry at 15.5%, followed by health care and social assistance at 13.5%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Many residents work as technicians and tradespeople, making up 20.9% of the workforce, while professionals account for 14.4%.
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 Jensen [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31437/jensen/topic/employment