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Owens Creek · Suburb / Locality

Jobs & Industry in Owens Creek

Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.

Few areas share the same employment patterns as Owens Creek, where a small number of residents are mostly in full-time work. The local workforce is small but stable, with a striking 0% unemployment rate.

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📍 Owens Creek, Suburb / Locality

Where Owens Creek sits — Unemployment rate

0.0% —

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Owens Creek — lower than 99% of areas.

Owens Creek0.0%
4741, QLD 3.1%
Queensland 5.4%
Australia 5.1%

Labour force

Employment, participation and unemployment.

Full-time employment is much more common here at 63.1% than it is across Queensland and Australia. However, the overall share of adults working or looking for work is well below the national figure at 57.0%.

Unemployment rate

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0.0% —

Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).

Labour-force participation

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57.0% —

Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.

Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.

Employed full-time

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63.1% —

Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.

Share of employed people who worked full-time.

Industries

The industries that employ local workers.

Work in Owens Creek is spread across several sectors, with agriculture, forestry and fishing leading at 23.8%. Mining and education and training each account for 16.7% of local jobs.

Industries people work in

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No single group dominates in Owens Creek — Agriculture, forestry & fishing leads at 24%, ahead of Mining (17%) and Education & training (17%).

Agriculture, forestry & fishing 23.8% Mining 16.7% Education & training 16.7% Wholesale trade 9.5% Construction 8.3% Health care & social assistance 7.1% Manufacturing 6.0% Other services 6.0% Retail trade 4.8%

Occupations

The kinds of jobs people do.

Technicians and tradespeople make up the largest group of workers at 23.8%. Clerical staff and machinery operators both account for 14.3% of the workforce.

Occupations people work in

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No single group dominates in Owens Creek — Technicians & trades leads at 24%, ahead of Clerical & administrative (14%) and Machinery operators & drivers (14%).

Technicians & trades 23.8% Clerical & administrative 14.3% Machinery operators & drivers 14.3% Professionals 11.9% Labourers 11.9% Community & personal service 10.7% Managers 9.5% Sales workers 4.8%

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 Owens Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32240/owens-creek/topic/employment