8.8% —
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 7.1%
- 2021: 8.8%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Reid River · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Reid River
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A full-time employment rate of 72.1% is far above the national figure in Reid River. While many people here have steady full-time work, the area has a much higher unemployment rate than most other parts of the country.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 55.7% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well below the Queensland figure. The unemployment rate of 8.8% is well above both the state and national averages.
55.7% —
Lower than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 55.4%
- 2021: 55.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
72.1% —
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 63.8%
- 2021: 72.1%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The local workforce is split across several sectors, with agriculture, forestry and fishing being the most common at 14.7%, followed by construction at 11.8%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Managers make up the largest group of workers at 19.1%, while clerical and administrative roles account for 14.7% of occupations.
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 Reid River [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32418/reid-river/topic/employment