6.6% ▲ +12.4%
Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.9%
- 2016: 9.9%
- 2021: 6.6%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Park Avenue · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Park Avenue
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A much higher unemployment rate of 6.6% sets Park Avenue apart from the national figure of 5.1%. While full-time work is common for those employed, fewer adults here are working or looking for work compared to most other areas.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 57.3% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well below the Queensland figure of 61.6%. Among those who do have jobs, 61.2% are employed full-time, slightly above the national average.
57.3% ▼ -2.6%
Lower than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 58.8%
- 2016: 57.4%
- 2021: 57.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
61.2% ▼ -7.0%
Higher than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 65.8%
- 2016: 63.3%
- 2021: 61.2%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the biggest employer at 17.1%, followed by retail trade at 11.4% and construction at 9.1%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Technicians and trades workers make up the largest group at 17.8%, while 15.5% of the local workforce are in community and personal service roles.
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 Park Avenue [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32270/park-avenue/topic/employment