6.3% ▲ +59.4%
Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.9%
- 2016: 3.0%
- 2021: 6.3%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Laravale · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Laravale
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A mix of farming and trade defines daily work in Laravale, where 62.3% of adults are working or looking for work. While employment is steady, the area faces a challenge with an unemployment rate of 6.3%, which is much higher than most similar areas.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 57.3% of residents have full-time jobs, a little below the national figure of 58.9%. This is consistent with the local unemployment rate being slightly above the Queensland figure of 5.4%.
62.3% ▼ -8.7%
Higher than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 68.3%
- 2016: 65.6%
- 2021: 62.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
57.3% ▼ -12.3%
Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 65.3%
- 2016: 59.6%
- 2021: 57.3%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the biggest employer at 22.9%, followed by construction at 16.7%. Other common industries include education and training, manufacturing, and health care.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Managers are the most common role at 18.8%, while technicians and trades people make up 14.6% of the workforce. Clerical, administrative, and labouring roles each account for 13.5% of jobs.
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 Laravale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31640/laravale/topic/employment