4.8% ▲ +8.9%
Higher than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.4%
- 2016: 6.6%
- 2021: 4.8%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Parkinson · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Parkinson
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A much higher share of adults are working or looking for work in Parkinson compared to most similar areas. Around 69% of the adult population is active in the labour force, which is well above the national figure of 61.1%. This creates a workforce with a strong presence in professional and healthcare roles.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Working or looking for work is common here, with 69% of adults active in the labour force. Full-time employment is also a little above the national figure at 60.3%, while the unemployment rate is 4.8%, which is about the same as the Queensland average.
69.0% ▼ -7.1%
Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 74.3%
- 2016: 71.0%
- 2021: 69.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
60.3% ▼ -8.8%
Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 66.1%
- 2016: 64.1%
- 2021: 60.3%
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 14.5%, followed by retail trade at 10.9% and education and training at 9.3%. Other notable sectors include manufacturing and accommodation and food services.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 22.5%. Clerical and administrative roles follow at 16.3%, while managers, technicians, trades, and personal service workers each account for about a tenth of the 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 Parkinson [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32274/parkinson/topic/employment