52.8% —
Lower than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 35.0%
- 2021: 52.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
Oyster Creek · Suburb / Locality
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the biggest employer in Oyster Creek, with 30% of workers in these fields. This is a sparsely populated area where only 52.8% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well below the national figure of 61.1%.
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The number of adults working or looking for work is lower than most areas, and the 50% full-time employment rate is well below the Queensland figure of 59%.
52.8% —
Lower than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
50.0% —
Lower than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
The industries that employ local workers.
Primary industries lead the way here, with 30% of the workforce in agriculture, forestry and fishing, while another 20% work in construction.
The kinds of jobs people do.
The workforce is split evenly across three roles, with managers, professionals, and machinery operators and drivers each making up 20% of occupations.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Jobs & Industry in Oyster Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32244/oyster-creek/topic/employment