2.2% ▼ -13.1%
Lower than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.5%
- 2016: 5.8%
- 2021: 2.2%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Oakenden · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Oakenden
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Mining and agriculture are the primary drivers of work in Oakenden, where 26.7% of the workforce is employed across these two sectors. This is a highly active community where a large majority of adults are working or looking for work, and the unemployment rate is very low.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Working or looking for work is much more common here than in most areas, with 71.2% of adults active in the labour force. This high activity is reflected in the 63.2% who work full-time, while the 2.2% unemployment rate is well below the Queensland figure.
71.2% ▲ +1.5%
Higher than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 70.1%
- 2016: 67.4%
- 2021: 71.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
63.2% ▼ -12.8%
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 72.5%
- 2016: 63.7%
- 2021: 63.2%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Mining is the biggest industry for the local workforce at 14.0%, followed closely by agriculture, forestry and fishing at 12.7%. Other notable employers include retail trade and health care, which both account for 8.3% of jobs.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Technicians and trades workers make up the largest group at 20.2%. Managers (15.4%) and machinery operators and drivers (14.5%) are also common roles, followed by clerical and professional workers.
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 Oakenden [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32208/oakenden/topic/employment