0.0% ▼ -100.0%
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.0%
- 2016: 13.6%
- 2021: 0.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Palen Creek · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Palen Creek
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Few people are working or looking for work in Palen Creek, with only 20.2% of adults in the labour force. This is far below the national figure of 61.1%, though the area is sparsely populated and maintains a remarkably low unemployment rate of 0.0%.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 20.2% of adults are working or looking for work, which is among the lowest for similar areas and far below the Queensland figure of 61.6%. Of those in the workforce, 56.7% are employed full-time, a little below the national figure of 58.9%.
20.2% ▼ -47.7%
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 38.7%
- 2016: 23.2%
- 2021: 20.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
56.7% ▼ -16.7%
Lower than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 68.1%
- 2016: 55.4%
- 2021: 56.7%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The local economy is driven by Agriculture, forestry and fishing, which employs 32.8% of the workforce. Other common industries include Health care and social assistance at 14.9% and Education and training at 10.4%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Labourers make up the largest group of workers at 26.9%, followed by Managers at 22.4% and Machinery operators and drivers at 19.4%. Professionals account for 14.9% 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 Palen Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32253/palen-creek/topic/employment