9.4% ▼ -2.0%
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.6%
- 2016: 12.5%
- 2021: 9.4%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Redbank Plains · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Redbank Plains
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A 9.4% unemployment rate means Redbank Plains struggles more with joblessness than most of the state. While more adults here are working or looking for work than the national average, the local job market faces significant challenges. Many residents find employment in health care, manufacturing, and various trade roles.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 63.6% of adults are working or looking for work, which is a little above the Queensland figure of 61.6%. However, unemployment is well above the national rate of 5.1%, sitting among the highest for similar areas.
63.6% ▼ -5.2%
Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 67.1%
- 2016: 63.9%
- 2021: 63.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
59.8% ▼ -11.4%
Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 67.4%
- 2016: 65.1%
- 2021: 59.8%
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 for workers at 15.3%, followed by manufacturing at 12.3% and retail trade at 9.9%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Community and personal service workers make up 16.0% of the workforce. This is followed by labourers at 15.4% and machinery operators and drivers at 14.6%.
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 Redbank Plains [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32405/redbank-plains/topic/employment