2.2% ▼ -61.2%
Lower than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.6%
- 2016: 12.9%
- 2021: 2.2%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Oakwood · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Oakwood
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Far fewer adults are working or looking for work in Oakwood compared to most similar areas. Only 42.5% of adults are in the labour force, which is far below the Queensland figure of 61.6%. Despite this, those who are looking for work find it easily, with an unemployment rate of just 2.2%.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time employment sits at 54.2%, which is well below both the state and national figures. The 2.2% unemployment rate is lower than most areas and sits well below the Queensland average of 5.4%.
42.5% ▲ +19.3%
Lower than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 35.6%
- 2016: 38.4%
- 2021: 42.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
54.2% ▼ -16.2%
Lower than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 64.7%
- 2016: 58.7%
- 2021: 54.2%
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 18.3%, followed by construction at 14.5% and agriculture, forestry and fishing at 11.5%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Labourers make up the largest group of workers at 19.1%, with technicians and trades workers also common at 16.0%.
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 Oakwood [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32213/oakwood/topic/employment