6.9% ▲ +9.5%
Higher than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.3%
- 2016: 13.8%
- 2021: 6.9%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Queenton · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Queenton
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Far more people work full-time in Queenton than in most similar areas, though the overall number of adults working or looking for work is much lower. This creates a sharp contrast where 64.2% of the workforce holds full-time roles, despite a small total labour force and an unemployment rate of 6.9% which is a little above the national figure.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 51.9% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well below the Queensland figure of 61.6%. This low activity is paired with a 6.9% unemployment rate, which is a little above the national average of 5.1%.
51.9% ▼ -0.5%
Lower than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 52.1%
- 2016: 52.5%
- 2021: 51.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
64.2% ▲ +0.2%
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 64.1%
- 2016: 59.8%
- 2021: 64.2%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Education and training is the most common industry at 13.7%, closely followed by health care and social assistance at 13.5%. Retail trade (12.6%) and mining (11.2%) also employ significant portions of the local workforce.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Technicians and trades workers make up the largest group at 16.4%. Other common roles include community and personal service workers at 15.7%, professionals at 14.5%, and labourers at 14.3%.
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 Queenton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32376/queenton/topic/employment