4.3% ▼ -30.1%
Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.1%
- 2016: 7.9%
- 2021: 4.3%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Pallara · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Pallara
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A significant shift in employment has occurred in Pallara since 2011, with a growing proportion of the adult population now in the workforce. Most of these residents have found stable work, as 64% are employed full-time, which is well above the national figure.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Working or looking for work is far more common here than in the rest of Australia, with 77.8% of adults active in the labour force. While this is among the highest levels for similar areas, the unemployment rate is 4.3%, which is a little below the Queensland figure.
77.8% ▲ +40.1%
Higher than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 55.5%
- 2016: 57.3%
- 2021: 77.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
64.0% ▼ -3.4%
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 66.3%
- 2016: 68.3%
- 2021: 64.0%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the most common industry for local workers at 20.1%. Other major employers include retail trade at 9.5% and transport and warehousing at 8.8%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 26.7%, followed by clerical and administrative roles at 14.1%. Community and personal service workers account for 11.8% 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 Pallara [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32255/pallara/topic/employment