3.4% ▲ —
Lower than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.0%
- 2016: 4.1%
- 2021: 3.4%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Quinalow · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Quinalow
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing employ 35.7% of the workforce in Quinalow, making it the dominant industry for the area. The local job market is smaller than in most other areas, with only 55.0% of adults working or looking for work. This is well below both the Queensland and national figures.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time employment sits at 56.0%, which is lower than most areas and well below the Queensland figure of 59.0%. The unemployment rate is 3.4%, a little below the state and national averages.
55.0% ▼ -12.3%
Lower than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 62.7%
- 2016: 58.7%
- 2021: 55.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
56.0% ▼ -18.9%
Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 69.0%
- 2016: 66.7%
- 2021: 56.0%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Aside from the heavy focus on farming and forestry, education and training is the next biggest employer at 10.7%, followed by wholesale trade at 8.3%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Managers make up the largest group of workers at 26.2%, while labourers account for 23.8% of occupations. Professionals and clerical workers each make up about 9% of the 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 Quinalow [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32378/quinalow/topic/employment