10.2% ▲ +3.0%
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.9%
- 2016: 11.6%
- 2021: 10.2%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Laidley · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Laidley
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A 10.2% unemployment rate is well above the national figure in Laidley, where job opportunities are tighter than in most similar areas. This gap is clear in the local workforce, which is far smaller than across Queensland and Australia.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 41.0% of adults are working or looking for work, a figure far below the 61.1% national average. Full-time employment is also well below the state rate at 52.3%.
41.0% ▼ -9.2%
Lower than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 45.2%
- 2016: 43.0%
- 2021: 41.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
52.3% ▼ -12.7%
Lower than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 59.9%
- 2016: 55.1%
- 2021: 52.3%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the most common industry for local workers at 13.3%, followed by retail trade at 10.5% and education and training at 10.2%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Labourers make up the largest group of workers at 18.5%. Other common roles include community and personal service workers at 16.4% and technicians and trades people at 13.4%.
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 Laidley [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31606/laidley/topic/employment