2.9% ▲ —
Lower than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.0%
- 2016: 13.1%
- 2021: 2.9%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Pinnacle · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Pinnacle
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A far higher share of full-time workers is found in Pinnacle than in the rest of the country. While fewer adults are working or looking for work compared to the state average, those who are employed are overwhelmingly in full-time roles.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time employment is very high at 67.6%, which is well above the national figure of 58.9%. However, the proportion of adults working or looking for work is 57.6%, well below the Queensland figure of 61.6%. The unemployment rate is 2.9%, a little below the state and national figures.
57.6% ▼ -10.6%
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 64.4%
- 2016: 61.5%
- 2021: 57.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
67.6% ▲ +2.3%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 66.1%
- 2016: 68.5%
- 2021: 67.6%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the main industry here, employing 29.5% of the workforce. Other common sectors include education and training at 10.5%, mining at 8.6%, and manufacturing at 7.6%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Machinery operators and drivers make up the largest group of workers at 28.6%, followed by managers at 21.0%. Clerical and administrative roles account for 14.3% of jobs, while technicians and trades make up 11.4%.
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 Pinnacle [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32331/pinnacle/topic/employment