8.3% ▲ +56.0%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.3%
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 8.3%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Redbank Creek · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Redbank Creek
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Far fewer adults are working or looking for work in Redbank Creek than in most similar areas. Only 42.5% of adults are in the labour force, which is much lower than the national figure. While many are employed, the unemployment rate is 8.3%, well above the Australian average.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The proportion of adults working or looking for work is far below the Queensland and national figures, sitting 19 percentage points lower. For those who are employed, 59.5% work full-time, which is about the same as the rest of the country.
42.5% ▼ -19.9%
Lower than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 53.0%
- 2016: 41.2%
- 2021: 42.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
59.5% ▼ -7.8%
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 64.5%
- 2016: 63.3%
- 2021: 59.5%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Construction is the biggest employer in Redbank Creek at 16.2%, followed by Mining and Education and training, which both stand at 13.5%. Public administration, safety and other services each make up 10.8% of the workforce.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Technicians and tradespeople make up a large portion of the local workforce at 43.2%. Managers are the next most common group at 21.6%, while community and personal service workers account for 16.2%.
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 Redbank Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32404/redbank-creek/topic/employment