12.5% —
Higher than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 13.6%
- 2021: 12.5%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Promisedland · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Promisedland
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Far more adults are working or looking for work in Promisedland than in most similar areas. While 82.8% of adults are active in the labour force, the area also faces a much higher unemployment rate of 12.5% compared to the national figure.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time employment is very high at 85%, which is far above the 59% seen in Queensland and Australia. However, this sits alongside a high unemployment rate of 12.5%, well above the national figure of 5.1%.
82.8% —
Higher than 97% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 100.0%
- 2021: 82.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
85.0% —
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
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 65% of the workforce. Retail trade and health care and social assistance each make up 15% of the jobs.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
The local workforce is led by professionals at 40%, followed by managers and labourers who each make up 30% of occupations. Technicians and trades and clerical roles each account for 15%.
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 Promisedland [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32367/promisedland/topic/employment