1.6% ▼ -35.7%
Lower than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.5%
- 2016: 5.0%
- 2021: 1.6%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Ransome · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Ransome
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Construction is the most common industry for workers in Ransome, where 16.7% of the workforce is employed in the sector. The area has a very high number of people working or looking for work compared to other regions. This is paired with an exceptionally low unemployment rate of 1.6%, which is well below the national figure.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
A far higher share of adults are working or looking for work here at 72.2% compared to the same figure for Australia. However, full-time employment is lower than most areas, sitting at 54.9%, which is well below the Queensland average.
72.2% ▲ +3.1%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 70.0%
- 2016: 68.2%
- 2021: 72.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
54.9% ▼ -10.9%
Lower than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 61.6%
- 2016: 55.9%
- 2021: 54.9%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Apart from construction, the main industries for local workers are education and training at 11.8%, followed by professional and technical services at 10.6%. Manufacturing and health care also employ a notable share of the community.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 21.5%, followed by technicians and trades at 18.7%. Managers and clerical staff also hold significant roles, accounting for 17.9% and 13.8% of the workforce 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 Ransome [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32392/ransome/topic/employment