5.2% ▼ -0.2%
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.2%
- 2016: 7.8%
- 2021: 5.2%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Proserpine · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Proserpine
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A small proportion of the local workforce is currently active in Proserpine, though those who are employed are more likely to have full-time roles. While 60.2% of workers are in full-time positions, only 56% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well below the national figure.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The number of adults working or looking for work is well below the Queensland figure of 61.6%. Unemployment sits at 5.2%, which is about the same as the national rate but higher than in most similar areas.
56.0% ▼ -3.0%
Lower than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 57.7%
- 2016: 55.1%
- 2021: 56.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
60.2% ▼ -7.7%
Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 65.2%
- 2016: 60.9%
- 2021: 60.2%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Retail trade is the most common industry here, employing 12.9% of the workforce, followed by health care and social assistance at 12.2% and construction at 10.2%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Technicians and trades workers make up the largest group at 17.6%, while labourers account for 14.7% 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 Proserpine [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32368/proserpine/topic/employment