72.0% —
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
Palgrave · Suburb / Locality
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A far higher proportion of adults are working or looking for work in Palgrave than in most other areas. This activity is much stronger than in the rest of Queensland and Australia, with 72.0% of the adult population active in the labour force.
Employment, participation and unemployment.
At 72.0%, the number of adults working or looking for work is far above the Queensland figure of 61.6% and the Australian figure of 61.1%.
72.0% —
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
The industries that employ local workers.
The most common industries people work in is Agriculture, forestry & fishing at 77%, ahead of Mining (0%).
The kinds of jobs people do.
The most common occupations people work in is Managers at 46%, ahead of Professionals (0%).
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Jobs & Industry in Palgrave [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32254/palgrave/topic/employment