4.8% ▼ -11.3%
Higher than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.4%
- 2016: 6.3%
- 2021: 4.8%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Oxley · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Oxley
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Nearly 69% of adults in Oxley are working or looking for work, a figure well above the national average. This reflects a highly active local workforce where full-time employment is more common than in most other areas. The community shows a strong professional tilt across its diverse employment sectors.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The local workforce is very active, with 68.9% of adults working or looking for work, which is well above the Queensland figure of 61.6%. Full-time employment is also a little above the national average at 61.5%, while the unemployment rate sits at 4.8%.
68.9% ▲ +7.7%
Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 64.0%
- 2016: 64.9%
- 2021: 68.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
61.5% ▼ -9.0%
Higher than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 67.5%
- 2016: 65.7%
- 2021: 61.5%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Healthcare and social assistance is the biggest employer at 15.5%, followed by education and training at 12.6%. Professional and technical services account for 10.6% of local jobs.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professional roles are the most common occupation for residents, making up 34.1% of the workforce. Clerical and administrative positions follow at 13.2%, with technicians and tradespeople accounting for 12%.
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 Oxley [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32243/oxley/topic/employment