0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 6.7%
- 2021: 0.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Pinelands · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Pinelands
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Zero per cent unemployment marks the job market in Pinelands, where the local economy is heavily tied to the land. While this is a striking figure, only 53.9% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well below both the state and national figures.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time employment is much lower than most areas at 52.5%, sitting well below the Queensland figure of 59.0%. This contributes to a lower overall rate of adults working or looking for work compared to most other places.
53.9% —
Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 63.4%
- 2021: 53.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
52.5% —
Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 57.8%
- 2021: 52.5%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the dominant industry here, employing 62.5% of the local workforce. Other common industries include construction at 15% and health care and social assistance at 12.5%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
More than half of the workforce are managers, accounting for 57.5% of occupations. Labourers make up 27.5% of the local roles, while community and personal service workers account for 22.5%.
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 Pinelands [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32326/pinelands/topic/employment