16.1% ▲ +8.8%
Higher than 98% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 14.8%
- 2016: 20.9%
- 2021: 16.1%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Logan Central · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Logan Central
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A 16.1% unemployment rate marks Logan Central as an area where job security is a major challenge. Very few adults are working or looking for work compared to other parts of the state. This makes it one of the hardest-hit areas for employment in the region.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 43.6% of adults are working or looking for work, which is far below the Queensland figure of 61.6%. This lack of employment is reflected in the full-time workforce, which is well below the national average at 54.0%.
43.6% ▼ -6.5%
Lower than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 46.7%
- 2016: 43.7%
- 2021: 43.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
54.0% ▼ -11.6%
Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 61.1%
- 2016: 59.7%
- 2021: 54.0%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Manufacturing is the most common industry here, employing 14.1% of workers. Other major employers include health care and social assistance at 13.4%, followed by transport, warehousing, and retail trade.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Labourers are the most common workers at 23.2%, followed by machinery operators and drivers at 18.4%. Community and personal service roles make up 14.0% of the local workforce.
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 Logan Central [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31677/logan-central/topic/employment