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Laidley North · Suburb / Locality

Jobs & Industry in Laidley North

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

A shrinking workforce marks the recent shift in Laidley North, where only 51.7% of adults are now working or looking for work. This is well below the national figure of 61.1%. The area faces significant challenges, with an unemployment rate of 8.7% that is well above the Australian average.

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📍 Laidley North, Suburb / Locality

Where Laidley North sits — Unemployment rate

8.7% —

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Laidley North — higher than 88% of areas.

Laidley North8.7%
4341, QLD 6.6%
Queensland 5.4%
Australia 5.1%

Labour force

Employment, participation and unemployment.

Fewer people here have full-time roles than in most other areas, with 52.5% of the population employed full-time. This is well below the Queensland figure of 59.0%. This lack of full-time work is consistent with the high unemployment rate of 8.7%.

Unemployment rate

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8.7% —

Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.

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

Labour-force participation

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51.7% —

Lower than 75% of suburb / locality areas.

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

Employed full-time

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52.5% —

Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.

Share of employed people who worked full-time.

Industries

The industries that employ local workers.

The local economy is spread across several sectors, led by construction at 12.0% and retail trade at 11.5%. Health care and social assistance follow at 11.1%, while accommodation and food services make up 10.1% and agriculture, forestry and fishing account for 9.2%.

Occupations

The kinds of jobs people do.

Community and personal service workers are the most common occupation at 17.5%. Labourers make up 16.6% of the workforce, followed by technicians and trades at 13.8%, sales workers at 13.4%, and professionals at 10.6%.

Occupations people work in

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Laidley North splits fairly evenly between Community & personal service (18%) and Labourers (17%), with Technicians & trades at 14%.

Community & personal service 17.5% Labourers 16.6% Technicians & trades 13.8% Sales workers 13.4% Professionals 10.6% Managers 10.1% Clerical & administrative 9.2% Machinery operators & drivers 7.8%

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 North [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31609/laidley-north/topic/employment