0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 12.5%
- 2021: 0.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Redgate · Suburb / Locality
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A remarkably high rate of full-time employment defines Redgate, where 79.4% of the workforce holds a full-time role. This is far above the national figure of 58.9%. While fewer adults here are working or looking for work compared to most areas, those who are employed face virtually no unemployment.
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time employment is far above the Queensland figure, though the share of adults working or looking for work is much lower than most areas at 49.3%. Despite this, the unemployment rate is 0.0%, which is well below the national figure of 5.1%.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
49.3% —
Lower than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
79.4% —
Higher than 96% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
The industries that employ local workers.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the main industry for 32.4% of workers, followed by retail trade at 23.5% and manufacturing at 17.6%. Construction and transport and warehousing each account for 8.8% of the local workforce.
The kinds of jobs people do.
Nearly half of the workforce are managers, making up 47.1% of occupations. Sales workers represent 26.5% of the total, while labourers account for 23.5%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Jobs & Industry in Redgate [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32408/redgate/topic/employment