4.5% ▼ -17.1%
Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.5%
- 2016: 6.4%
- 2021: 4.5%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Ormeau · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Ormeau
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A much higher share of adults are working or looking for work in Ormeau compared to the rest of the country. Around 70.2% of adults are in the labour force, which is well above the national figure of 61.1%. This high level of activity is backed by 61.7% of the workforce being employed full-time.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
While 70.2% of adults are working or looking for work—well above the Queensland figure of 61.6%—the unemployment rate is 4.5%, which is about the same as the state and national figures.
70.2% ▼ -1.3%
Higher than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 71.1%
- 2016: 69.2%
- 2021: 70.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
61.7% ▼ -9.5%
Higher than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 68.2%
- 2016: 64.4%
- 2021: 61.7%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Construction is the most common industry for local workers at 13.8%, followed by health care and social assistance at 12.4% and retail trade at 9.9%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Technicians and trades workers make up the largest group at 16.2%, while professionals account for 15.6% of the local workforce.
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 Ormeau [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32234/ormeau/topic/employment