3.3% ▼ -15.8%
Lower than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.0%
- 2016: 7.1%
- 2021: 3.3%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Laidley South · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Laidley South
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Employment patterns in Laidley South have remained steady, with a workforce now split across a diverse mix of retail and farming. While the typical resident is employed full-time, far fewer adults are working or looking for work compared to the state and national figures.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 52.9% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well below the national figure of 61.1%. Among those who do work, 57.4% are in full-time roles, and the unemployment rate is a little below the national average at 3.3%.
52.9% ▼ -16.3%
Lower than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 63.1%
- 2016: 65.9%
- 2021: 52.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
57.4% ▼ -17.5%
Lower than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 69.6%
- 2016: 61.5%
- 2021: 57.4%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Retail trade is the biggest employer at 10.4%, followed closely by agriculture, forestry and fishing and public administration and safety, which both account for 9.6% of jobs.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
The local workforce is led by technicians and trades at 16.5%, while machinery operators, drivers, and labourers each make up 14.8% of all occupations.
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 South [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31610/laidley-south/topic/employment