Pilerwa · Suburb / Locality

Jobs & Industry in Pilerwa

Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.

Just 47.5% of adults are working or looking for work in Pilerwa, a figure far below the national average. This suggests a small workforce for the area, where many adults are not active in the job market.

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📍 Pilerwa, Suburb / Locality

Labour force

Employment, participation and unemployment.

The proportion of adults working or looking for work is much lower than in most similar areas. At 47.5%, this is far below both the Queensland figure of 61.6% and the Australian average of 61.1%.

47.5%

Lower than 83% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 44.7%
  • 2021: 47.5%

Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.

Industries

The industries that employ local workers.

The most common industries people work in is Agriculture, forestry & fishing at 21%, ahead of Retail trade (21%).

Industries people work in

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Pilerwa splits fairly evenly between Agriculture, forestry & fishing (36%) and Retail trade (36%), with Education & training at 27%.

Occupations

The kinds of jobs people do.

The most common occupations people work in is Managers at 42%, ahead of Technicians & trades (37%).

Occupations people work in

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Pilerwa splits fairly evenly between Managers (36%) and Technicians & trades (32%), with Sales workers at 18%.

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 Pilerwa [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32315/pilerwa/topic/employment