2.8% ▲ —
Lower than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.0%
- 2016: 8.3%
- 2021: 2.8%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Palmyra · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Palmyra
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the most common industry for workers in Palmyra, where 15.1% of the workforce is employed. The area has a very active workforce and an unemployment rate of 2.8%, which is a little below the national figure.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Working or looking for work is common here, with 67.5% of adults in the labour force, well above the Queensland figure of 61.6%. This is reflected in full-time employment, which is much higher than most areas at 64.7%.
67.5% ▼ -7.8%
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 73.2%
- 2016: 67.6%
- 2021: 67.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
64.7% ▼ -4.8%
Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 68.0%
- 2016: 69.5%
- 2021: 64.7%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Beyond farming, the local workforce is split across health care and social assistance (13.7%), manufacturing (12.9%), retail trade (12.9%), and mining (9.4%).
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
The most common jobs are technicians and trades (18.7%), followed by clerical and administrative roles at 16.5% and machinery operators and drivers at 15.1%.
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 Palmyra [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32266/palmyra/topic/employment