4.2% ▼ -25.1%
Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.7%
- 2016: 15.0%
- 2021: 4.2%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Perwillowen · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Perwillowen
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Fewer people work full-time in Perwillowen than in most similar areas. Only 55.2% of the workforce is in full-time roles, which is well below both the Queensland and national figures. While the unemployment rate is higher than most similar areas, it sits at 4.2%, slightly below the state average.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Adults working or looking for work make up 59.3% of the population, which is around the middle for its level. This is a little below the Queensland figure of 61.6%.
59.3% ▼ -9.4%
Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 65.4%
- 2016: 60.9%
- 2021: 59.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
55.2% ▲ +7.5%
Lower than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 51.3%
- 2016: 57.1%
- 2021: 55.2%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Construction is the most common industry for local workers at 19.0%. Other major employers include health care and social assistance at 15.5%, and both transport and education at 9.5%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
The local workforce is split across several roles, with professionals and community service workers both making up 15.5% of occupations. Managers and clerical staff each account for 13.8% 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 Perwillowen [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32301/perwillowen/topic/employment