12.2% ▲ +30.2%
Higher than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.3%
- 2016: 16.5%
- 2021: 12.2%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Ravenshoe · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Ravenshoe
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A struggling job market defines Ravenshoe, where the unemployment rate of 12.2% is now among the highest for similar areas. Far fewer adults are working or looking for work compared to the rest of the state, with only 42.1% active in the labour force.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 42.1% of adults are working or looking for work, which is far below the Queensland figure of 61.6%. Full-time employment is also well below the national average at 52.3%, while the 12.2% unemployment rate is well above both the state and national figures.
42.1% ▼ -2.3%
Lower than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 43.1%
- 2016: 42.7%
- 2021: 42.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
52.3% ▼ -5.6%
Lower than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 55.4%
- 2016: 50.5%
- 2021: 52.3%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The local workforce is spread across several sectors, with health care and social assistance leading at 13.8%. Agriculture, forestry and fishing follow at 11.9%, and retail trade accounts for 11.0% of jobs.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Labourers make up the largest group of workers at 20.8%. Managers account for 16.2% of the workforce, while community and personal service workers represent 13.6%.
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 Ravenshoe [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32396/ravenshoe/topic/employment