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Okeden · Suburb / Locality

Jobs & Industry in Okeden

Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.

Fewer than half of adults in Okeden are working or looking for work, at 45.2%. This makes the local workforce much smaller than in most similar areas, and it sits far below both the state and national figures.

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📍 Okeden, Suburb / Locality

Labour force

Employment, participation and unemployment.

Only 45.2% of adults are in the labour force, which is 16 percentage points lower than the figures for Queensland and Australia.

Labour-force participation

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45.2% —

Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.

Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.

Industries

The industries that employ local workers.

The most common industries people work in is Agriculture, forestry & fishing at 41%, ahead of Education & training (18%).

Industries people work in

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In Okeden, Agriculture, forestry & fishing is the majority at 70%; Education & training is next at 30%.

Agriculture, forestry & fishing 41.2% Education & training 17.6%

Occupations

The kinds of jobs people do.

The most common occupations people work in is Labourers at 41%, ahead of Professionals (29%).

Occupations people work in

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In Okeden, the largest group is Labourers at 37%, followed by Professionals (26%) and Managers (21%).

Labourers 41.2% Professionals 29.4% Managers 23.5% Clerical & administrative 17.6%

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 Okeden [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32220/okeden/topic/employment