4.3% ▼ -40.0%
Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.2%
- 2016: 10.6%
- 2021: 4.3%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Lockyer Waters · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Lockyer Waters
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Labourers make up the largest slice of the local workforce in Lockyer Waters, where 21.8% of workers hold this role. While many residents are employed full-time, the overall number of adults working or looking for work is notably lower than in most other areas.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 52.7% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well below the Queensland and national figures. Full-time employment sits at 57.3%, while the unemployment rate is 4.3%, which is higher than most similar areas.
52.7% ▲ +2.7%
Lower than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 51.4%
- 2016: 44.5%
- 2021: 52.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
57.3% ▼ -5.5%
Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 60.6%
- 2016: 59.6%
- 2021: 57.3%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The most common industries for residents are retail trade at 11.8% and health care and social assistance at 11.4%. Construction and transport and warehousing each account for 10.9% of the workforce.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Aside from labourers, technicians and trades workers (16.4%) and clerical and administrative staff (15.5%) are the most common roles. Community and personal service workers make up 11.4% of the local 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 Lockyer Waters [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31676/lockyer-waters/topic/employment