10.9% ▲ +19.8%
Higher than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.1%
- 2016: 13.3%
- 2021: 10.9%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Loganlea · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Loganlea
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
More people in Loganlea are now out of work than in previous years, with an unemployment rate of 10.9%. This is well above the national figure of 5.1%. The local job market is struggling compared to similar areas, as fewer adults are working or looking for work than is typical across Australia.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 53.0% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well below the Queensland figure of 61.6%. This low activity is reflected in the unemployment rate, which is among the highest for areas of this size, and a full-time employment rate of 56.4% that sits slightly below the national average.
53.0% ▼ -8.3%
Lower than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 57.8%
- 2016: 56.0%
- 2021: 53.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
56.4% ▼ -10.8%
Lower than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 63.2%
- 2016: 62.5%
- 2021: 56.4%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The most common industry for local workers is health care and social assistance at 17.1%. Other significant employers include retail trade and construction, which both account for 10.3% of jobs.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Technicians and tradespeople make up the largest group of workers at 15.8%. This is followed closely by community and personal service workers at 15.4% and labourers at 15.3%.
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 Loganlea [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31681/loganlea/topic/employment