10.6% ▼ -16.3%
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.6%
- 2016: 14.4%
- 2021: 10.6%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Manoora · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Manoora
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Nearly one in five workers in Manoora are employed in health care and social assistance, the area's largest industry. However, employment levels are low, and the unemployment rate is among the highest for similar areas at 10.6%. This is well above the national figure of 5.1%.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 52.3% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well below the Queensland figure of 61.6%. Full-time employment is also low, with 54.3% of the workforce in full-time roles, well below the Australian average of 58.9%.
52.3% ▼ -8.2%
Lower than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 56.9%
- 2016: 52.6%
- 2021: 52.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
54.3% ▼ -15.9%
Lower than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 64.6%
- 2016: 58.7%
- 2021: 54.3%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the main employer at 19.9%, followed by accommodation and food services at 12.7%. Retail trade makes up 10.3% of jobs, while education and construction account for 7.9% and 6.8% respectively.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Community and personal service workers are the most common occupation at 18.6%. Other significant roles include labourers at 15.3%, professionals at 14.6%, and technicians or tradespeople at 13.1%.
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
More for Manoora
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Jobs & Industry in Manoora [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31751/manoora/topic/employment