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Jobs & Industry in Johnstown

Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.

Only 39.4% of adults are working or looking for work in Johnstown, which is a much lower rate than seen across the state and nation. This figure is among the lowest for similar areas, highlighting a significant gap in employment compared to the broader population.

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📍 Johnstown, Suburb / Locality

Labour force

Employment, participation and unemployment.

The proportion of adults working or looking for work is 39.4%, which is 22 percentage points lower than both the Queensland and Australian figures.

Labour-force participation

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39.4% —

Lower than 91% of suburb / locality areas.

Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.

Industries

The industries that employ local workers.

The most common industries people work in is Construction at 54%, ahead of Agriculture, forestry & fishing (38%).

Industries people work in

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In Johnstown, the largest group is Construction at 29%, followed by Agriculture, forestry & fishing (21%) and Wholesale trade (21%).

Construction 53.8% Agriculture, forestry & fishing 38.5% Wholesale trade 38.5% Retail trade 30.8% Health care & social assistance 23.1%

Occupations

The kinds of jobs people do.

The most common occupations people work in is Clerical & administrative at 31%, ahead of Managers (23%).

Occupations people work in

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In Johnstown, Clerical & administrative is the majority at 57%; Managers is next at 43%.

Clerical & administrative 30.8% Managers 23.1%

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 Johnstown [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31448/johnstown/topic/employment