12.7% ▼ -40.6%
Higher than 94% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 21.4%
- 2016: 22.4%
- 2021: 12.7%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Lamb Island · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Lamb Island
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Far fewer adults are working or looking for work in Lamb Island compared to the rest of the country. Only 27.9% of adults are in the labour force, which is far below the national figure of 61.1%. This creates a stark contrast to typical mainland communities.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The unemployment rate is 12.7%, which is well above the national figure of 5.1%. Full-time employment is also very low at 35.9%, sitting far below both Queensland and Australia.
27.9% ▼ -11.2%
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 31.4%
- 2016: 28.0%
- 2021: 27.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
35.9% ▼ -19.4%
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 44.6%
- 2016: 40.5%
- 2021: 35.9%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The most common industries for workers on the island are health care and social assistance at 17.9%, followed by retail trade at 16.2% and construction at 13.7%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 16.2%, while labourers account for 13.7% of the workforce. Community and personal service workers and clerical staff each represent 12.8% of the population.
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 Lamb Island [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31626/lamb-island/topic/employment