31.8% —
Lower than 98% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 33.3%
- 2021: 31.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
Petford · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Petford
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Just 31.8% of adults are working or looking for work in Petford, a figure far below the national average. This makes it one of the areas with the lowest workforce activity levels in the region.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
At 31.8%, the share of adults working or looking for work is far below the Queensland figure of 61.6% and the Australian average of 61.1%.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The most common industries people work in is Agriculture, forestry & fishing at 60%, ahead of Mining (0%).
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
The most common occupations people work in is Managers at 60%, ahead of Professionals (0%).
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 Petford [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32302/petford/topic/employment