0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Opalton · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Opalton
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Full-time employment is among the highest at this level in Opalton, where 84.6% of the workforce holds a full-time role. This stands in contrast to the much lower percentage of adults working or looking for work compared to most areas.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 49.1% of adults are working or looking for work, which is far below the Queensland figure of 61.6%. However, there is no unemployment here, with a rate of 0.0%.
49.1% —
Lower than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 61.8%
- 2021: 49.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
84.6% —
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 74.3%
- 2021: 84.6%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Half of the workforce is employed in agriculture, forestry and fishing, while another 23.1% work in mining.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Most people in Opalton hold management roles, making up 57.7% of occupations, followed by machinery operators and drivers at 23.1%.
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 Opalton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32228/opalton/topic/employment