4.2% ▼ -12.1%
Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.8%
- 2016: 5.8%
- 2021: 4.2%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Red Hill · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Red Hill
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Working life in Red Hill has remained steady since 2011, with a workforce that is now far more active than the national average. Nearly 77% of adults are working or looking for work, which is 16 percentage points higher than the Australian figure.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The area has a high rate of employment, with 76.9% of adults in the workforce. Full-time employment sits at 58.9%, which is about the same as both Queensland and Australia, while the unemployment rate of 4.2% is a little below the state average.
76.9% ▲ +1.3%
Higher than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 75.9%
- 2016: 72.0%
- 2021: 76.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
58.9% ▼ -11.6%
Higher than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 66.7%
- 2016: 64.9%
- 2021: 58.9%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Professional and technical roles are the most common, making up 16.4% of jobs. Health care and social assistance follow closely at 15.4%, while education and training account for 10% of the workforce.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 39.5%. Managers account for 15.9% of the workforce, followed by clerical and administrative staff at 12%.
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 Red Hill [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32400/red-hill/topic/employment