10.3% ▼ -13.3%
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.9%
- 2016: 11.6%
- 2021: 10.3%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Proston · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Proston
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing is one of the biggest employers in Proston, where 19.0% of workers are in this field. The area faces significant job challenges, with an unemployment rate of 10.3% that is well above the national figure.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 33.4% of adults are working or looking for work, which is far below the Queensland figure of 61.6%. Full-time employment is also lower than most areas at 54.0%, while the 10.3% unemployment rate is among the highest for similar places.
33.4% ▼ -21.4%
Lower than 96% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 42.5%
- 2016: 34.4%
- 2021: 33.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
54.0% ▼ -15.5%
Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 63.9%
- 2016: 55.6%
- 2021: 54.0%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Local jobs are split evenly between agriculture, forestry and fishing and education and training, each employing 19.0% of the workforce. Other common industries include health care and social assistance at 14.0% and retail trade at 13.0%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Managers make up the largest group of workers at 22.0%, followed closely by community and personal service workers at 21.0%. Professionals account for 18.0% of roles, while labourers and sales workers make up 13.0% and 8.0% respectively.
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 Proston [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32370/proston/topic/employment