3.5% ▼ -29.9%
Lower than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.0%
- 2016: 5.7%
- 2021: 3.5%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Parkside · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Parkside
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
More adults are working or looking for work in Parkside than in most similar areas. A huge 75.2% of the workforce is employed full-time, which is far above the national figure of 58.9%. This creates a strong employment profile for the suburb.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 71.9% of adults are working or looking for work, which is far above the Queensland figure of 61.6%. The unemployment rate is 3.5%, a little below both the state and national figures.
71.9% ▲ +8.1%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 66.5%
- 2016: 70.1%
- 2021: 71.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
75.2% ▲ +1.2%
Higher than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 74.3%
- 2016: 72.0%
- 2021: 75.2%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Mining is the biggest employer in the area, accounting for 32.3% of jobs. Health care and social assistance follow at 12.9%, with education and training at 8.5%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals and technicians or trades people make up the largest groups, at 21.2% and 20.9% respectively. Machinery operators and drivers also feature prominently at 12.4%.
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 Parkside [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32277/parkside/topic/employment