1.8% —
Lower than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Preston · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Preston
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A far higher share of adults are working or looking for work in Preston than in most similar areas, at 73.1%. This high level of activity is paired with an unemployment rate of just 1.8%, which is well below the figures for Queensland and Australia.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 73.1% of adults are in the workforce, a figure far above the national average of 61.1%. Full-time employment sits at 58.2%, which is about the same as the state and national levels.
73.1% —
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
58.2% —
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
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 here at 18.4%, followed by education and training at 11.9% and construction at 9.8%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 25.5%, while managers account for 18.4%. Technicians, trades, and clerical roles each make up 16.0% 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 Preston [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32362/preston/topic/employment