18.5% —
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 10.0%
- 2021: 18.5%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Pioneers Rest · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Pioneers Rest
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A high unemployment rate of 18.5% marks the current job market in Pioneers Rest. This figure is far above the national rate, reflecting a local workforce that faces significant challenges. The area struggles with low employment levels, as only 34.8% of the population works full-time.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Far fewer adults are working or looking for work here than in most other areas, at just 42.9%. This is far below the Queensland figure of 61.6%, and full-time employment is similarly low at 34.8%.
42.9% —
Lower than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 60.0%
- 2021: 42.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
34.8% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 53.8%
- 2021: 34.8%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the most common industry at 21.7%, followed by agriculture, forestry and fishing and transport and warehousing, which both employ 13.0% of the workforce.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Community and personal service roles are the most common occupation at 34.8%. Labourers make up 21.7% of the workforce, while professionals and machinery operators both account for 17.4%.
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 Pioneers Rest [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32334/pioneers-rest/topic/employment