4.0% ▼ -46.2%
Higher than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.5%
- 2016: 7.8%
- 2021: 4.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Meadowvale · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Meadowvale
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A high proportion of full-time roles defines the working life of Meadowvale, where 62.5% of the workforce holds these positions. This is well above both the state and national figures, though fewer adults overall are working or looking for work compared to most other areas.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
While the unemployment rate of 4.0% is a little below the national figure, only 56.7% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well below the Queensland average.
56.7% ▼ -13.2%
Lower than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 65.3%
- 2016: 53.5%
- 2021: 56.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
62.5% ▲ +3.2%
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 60.5%
- 2016: 64.0%
- 2021: 62.5%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Agricultural work is the primary driver of the local economy, with nearly 30% of people employed in agriculture, forestry and fishing, followed by health care and social assistance at 15.6%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Managers make up the largest group of workers at 22.4%, with labourers following at 19.3% and professionals at 14.1%.
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 Meadowvale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31796/meadowvale/topic/employment