5.4% ▼ -13.5%
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.2%
- 2016: 7.6%
- 2021: 5.4%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Petrie Terrace · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Petrie Terrace
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A massive 16 percentage point gap separates Petrie Terrace from the national average in terms of adults working or looking for work. This is a highly active employment hub where 77.1% of adults are in the labour force. While full-time work is common, the unemployment rate of 5.4% is higher than in most similar areas.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 77.1% of adults here are working or looking for work, which is far above the Queensland and Australian figures. Full-time employment is also a little above the national rate at 60.3%.
77.1% ▲ +10.1%
Higher than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 70.0%
- 2016: 74.7%
- 2021: 77.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
60.3% ▼ -9.7%
Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 66.8%
- 2016: 64.6%
- 2021: 60.3%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The local workforce is led by professional and technical services at 16.1%, followed by health care and social assistance at 11.7%. Accommodation and food services also employ a significant 11.3% of residents.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 36.8%, followed by managers at 16.2%. Other common roles include community and personal service workers at 12.7% and clerical staff at 10.3%.
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 Petrie Terrace [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32304/petrie-terrace/topic/employment