3.0% ▲ +28.7%
Lower than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.3%
- 2016: 4.8%
- 2021: 3.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Racecourse · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Racecourse
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A high proportion of residents are active in the workforce, with 71.6% of adults in Racecourse working or looking for work. This is far above the national figure, though full-time employment is well below the state and national averages.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
While many adults are employed, full-time work is much lower than most areas at 51.5%. The unemployment rate is 3.0%, which is a little below the figures for Queensland and Australia.
71.6% ▲ +9.1%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 65.7%
- 2016: 57.5%
- 2021: 71.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
51.5% ▼ -6.6%
Lower than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 55.1%
- 2016: 66.3%
- 2021: 51.5%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the most common industry at 13.9%, followed by retail trade at 8.9% and electricity, gas and water at 6.9%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Machinery operators and drivers make up the largest group of workers at 16.8%, with clerical and administrative staff at 15.8% and labourers at 14.9%.
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 Racecourse [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32380/racecourse/topic/employment