7.4% ▲ +11.7%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.6%
- 2016: 10.5%
- 2021: 7.4%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Pimlico · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Pimlico
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A 7.4% unemployment rate is a little above the national figure, making Pimlico an area where more people are out of work than in most similar places. While many residents hold stable full-time roles, fewer adults overall are working or looking for work compared to the state and national averages.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 58.1% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well below the Queensland figure of 61.6%. However, those who are employed are often in full-time roles, at 61.6%, which is a little above the national average.
58.1% ▼ -7.1%
Lower than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 62.5%
- 2016: 58.6%
- 2021: 58.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
61.6% ▼ -6.5%
Higher than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 65.9%
- 2016: 61.9%
- 2021: 61.6%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the biggest employer in the area, accounting for 19.9% of jobs. Other common industries include retail trade at 9.3% and public administration and safety at 9.2%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 22.7%. Other common roles include community and personal service workers at 15.0% and technicians and tradespeople at 14.5%.
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 Pimlico [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32317/pimlico/topic/employment