0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 15.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Ottaba · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Ottaba
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Zero percent unemployment is the most striking feature of the workforce in Ottaba. While the area has a very low number of adults working or looking for work, those who are in the labour force are all employed.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 53.5% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well below the national figure of 61.1%. Full-time employment is also far below the Queensland average, with just 43.5% of residents in full-time roles.
53.5% —
Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 43.5%
- 2021: 53.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
43.5% —
Lower than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Employment is spread across several sectors, with the largest group working in accommodation and food services at 17.4%. Construction, retail trade, public administration, and education each account for 13% of the workforce.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Community and personal service roles are the most common, making up 34.8% of jobs. Professionals and sales workers each represent 13% of occupations, while no managers or technicians and tradespeople are employed here.
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 Ottaba [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32238/ottaba/topic/employment