4.5% ▼ -26.3%
Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.1%
- 2016: 6.5%
- 2021: 4.5%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Pomona · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Pomona
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Fewer people are working or looking for work in Pomona than in most similar areas. Only 53.5% of adults are in the labour force, which is well below the national figure of 61.1%. Full-time employment is also far below the state and national rates.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Just 48.2% of adults have full-time jobs, a figure far below the Queensland average of 59.0%. While the unemployment rate is 4.5%, this is higher than in most similar areas.
53.5% ▼ -8.1%
Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 58.2%
- 2016: 55.0%
- 2021: 53.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
48.2% ▼ -14.1%
Lower than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 56.1%
- 2016: 55.0%
- 2021: 48.2%
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 15.1%, followed by construction at 12.2% and education and training at 10.2%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professional roles are the most frequent occupation at 18.6%. Technicians and tradespeople also make up a large share at 17.5%.
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 Pomona [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32345/pomona/topic/employment