8.8% ▲ +168.1%
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.3%
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 8.8%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Pozieres · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Pozieres
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A reliance on farming shapes the local economy in Pozieres, where over half of the workforce is employed in agriculture, forestry and fishing. While many hold management roles, the area faces a challenging job market with an unemployment rate of 8.8%, which is well above the national figure.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 52.6% of adults are working or looking for work, a figure well below both Queensland and Australia. This is alongside an unemployment rate of 8.8%, which is much higher than most similar areas.
52.6% ▼ -25.3%
Lower than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 70.4%
- 2016: 60.7%
- 2021: 52.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
57.0% ▼ -6.6%
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 61.0%
- 2016: 68.8%
- 2021: 57.0%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the dominant industry here, employing 55.8% of the workforce. Other common industries include retail trade and health care, both at 7.0%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Managers make up the largest group of workers at 34.9%, followed by labourers at 23.3%. Technicians and trades workers account for 9.3% of the local 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 Pozieres [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32357/pozieres/topic/employment