9.4% ▼ -0.6%
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.5%
- 2016: 12.8%
- 2021: 9.4%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Lowood · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Lowood
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A sharp rise in unemployment has marked the local job market in Lowood since 2011. While about 57% of the workforce is in full-time roles, the area struggles with a joblessness rate that is now well above the national figure.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Fewer adults in Lowood are working or looking for work compared to most areas, at 47.3%. This is far below the Queensland figure of 61.6%, while the unemployment rate of 9.4% is among the highest for similar places.
47.3% ▼ -8.1%
Lower than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 51.4%
- 2016: 47.9%
- 2021: 47.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
57.3% ▼ -9.5%
Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 63.3%
- 2016: 61.0%
- 2021: 57.3%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the most common industry for local workers at 14%, followed by construction, retail trade, and manufacturing which each account for 10.3%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Labourers make up the largest group of workers at 16.8%, with technicians and tradespeople following closely at 15.5%.
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 Lowood [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31700/lowood/topic/employment