2.1% ▼ -53.9%
Lower than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.6%
- 2016: 3.7%
- 2021: 2.1%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Pleystowe · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Pleystowe
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Mining is the biggest employer in Pleystowe, where 17% of the workforce is employed in the sector. The area is defined by a very high rate of full-time employment and a remarkably low unemployment rate of 2.1%, which is well below the national figure.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
While only 56.8% of adults are working or looking for work—well below the Queensland figure—those who are employed are overwhelmingly in full-time roles. At 69.2%, full-time employment is far above the national average.
56.8% ▼ -11.2%
Lower than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 64.0%
- 2016: 61.1%
- 2021: 56.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
69.2% ▲ +0.8%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 68.6%
- 2016: 67.2%
- 2021: 69.2%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Mining is the most common industry at 17%, followed by manufacturing at 11.5% and health care and social assistance at 9.3%. Construction and other services also make up significant shares of the local workforce.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Technicians and trades workers make up the largest group at 25.3%. Professionals follow at 18.7%, while clerical and administrative roles account for 15.4% of occupations in the area.
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 Pleystowe [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32341/pleystowe/topic/employment