50.0% —
Lower than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 48.0%
- 2021: 50.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
Old Talgai · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Old Talgai
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Only half of the adults in Old Talgai are working or looking for work, a figure that is much lower than in most similar areas. This highlights a workforce that is far smaller than the state and national averages.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Just 50% of adults here are in the labour force, which is 12 percentage points below the Queensland figure of 61.6% and 11 points below the Australian average of 61.1%.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The most common industries people work in is Agriculture, forestry & fishing at 62%, ahead of Retail trade (23%).
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
The most common occupations people work in is Managers at 31%, ahead of Professionals (31%).
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 Old Talgai [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32222/old-talgai/topic/employment