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Laidley Creek West · Suburb / Locality

Jobs & Industry in Laidley Creek West

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

Working life in Laidley Creek West has remained steady over the last decade, with a strong level of employment. About 64% of adults are working or looking for work, which is higher than the national figure. The area is mostly made up of full-time workers and has a lower unemployment rate than both the state and the country.

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📍 Laidley Creek West, Suburb / Locality

Where Laidley Creek West sits — Unemployment rate

3.8% —

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Laidley Creek West — higher than 53% of areas.

Laidley Creek West3.8%
4341, QLD 6.6%
Queensland 5.4%
Australia 5.1%

Labour force

Employment, participation and unemployment.

A higher proportion of adults are working or looking for work here than in most similar areas. Full-time employment sits at 60%, which is about the same as the Queensland average, while the unemployment rate of 3.8% is a little below the national figure.

Unemployment rate

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3.8% —

Higher than 53% of suburb / locality areas.

Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).

Labour-force participation

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64.0% —

Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.

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

Employed full-time

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60.0% —

Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.

Share of employed people who worked full-time.

Industries

The industries that employ local workers.

The local workforce is spread across several sectors, with education and training and health care being the most common at 14.3% each. Other major industries include public administration and safety at 12.9% and transport and warehousing at 11.4%.

Industries people work in

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Laidley Creek West splits fairly evenly between Education & training (17%) and Health care & social assistance (17%), with Public administration & safety at 15%.

Education & training 14.3% Health care & social assistance 14.3% Public administration & safety 12.9% Transport & warehousing 11.4% Agriculture, forestry & fishing 10.0% Construction 10.0% Retail trade 7.1% Finance & insurance 4.3%

Occupations

The kinds of jobs people do.

Managers are the most common role in the area, making up 20% of workers. Clerical and administrative jobs follow at 17.1%, while professionals and community and personal service workers both account for 15.7% of the workforce.

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 Creek West [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31607/laidley-creek-west/topic/employment