11.6% ▼ -6.4%
Higher than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.4%
- 2016: 7.3%
- 2021: 11.6%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Poona · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Poona
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Health care and social assistance is the biggest employer in Poona, where 18.8% of workers are in this field. Very few people here are working or looking for work, with only 20.2% of adults in the labour force, which is far below the national figure.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 40.6% of residents have full-time jobs, which is far below the Queensland average. The unemployment rate of 11.6% is well above the national figure and among the highest for similar areas.
20.2% ▼ -41.7%
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 34.7%
- 2016: 21.0%
- 2021: 20.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
40.6% ▼ -36.7%
Lower than 97% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 64.2%
- 2016: 51.7%
- 2021: 40.6%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Apart from health care, construction is a major employer at 14.9%. Other common industries include administration and support at 7.9%, followed by manufacturing and agriculture both at 6.9%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
The most common roles are technicians and trades at 18.8% and community and personal service workers at 16.8%. Clerical and administrative staff make up 14.9% of the workforce.
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 Poona [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32347/poona/topic/employment