10.6% ▲ +8.3%
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.8%
- 2016: 12.2%
- 2021: 10.6%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
One Mile · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in One Mile
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A struggle for stable work has marked One Mile, where the unemployment rate is now among the highest for similar areas. Only 51.9% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well below the national figure of 61.1%. This suggests a community facing significant challenges in finding steady employment.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Far fewer people here are in the workforce compared to the rest of the state, with full-time employment at 55.4%. The unemployment rate is 10.6%, which is well above the Queensland figure of 5.4%.
51.9% ▼ -6.6%
Lower than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 55.5%
- 2016: 50.5%
- 2021: 51.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
55.4% ▼ -14.9%
Lower than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 65.1%
- 2016: 60.5%
- 2021: 55.4%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the main employer at 16.6%. Other common industries include retail trade at 9.5% and public administration and safety at 9.4%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Labourers and technicians or trades make up the biggest groups, at 16.2% and 16.1% respectively. Community and personal service workers follow closely at 15.8%.
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 One Mile [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32224/one-mile/topic/employment