7.4% ▼ -23.9%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.8%
- 2016: 10.8%
- 2021: 7.4%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Robertson · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Robertson
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Health care and social assistance is the main employer in Robertson, where 16.4% of workers are in this field. The area has a smaller workforce than most similar places, and the typical employment pattern is quite different from the state average.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 53.8% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well below the Queensland figure of 61.6%. Full-time employment is also much lower than most areas at 49.7%, while the unemployment rate is a little above the national figure at 7.4%.
53.8% ▲ +6.1%
Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 50.7%
- 2016: 53.7%
- 2021: 53.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
49.7% ▼ -8.5%
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 54.3%
- 2016: 53.8%
- 2021: 49.7%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Aside from health care, the biggest industries for local workers are retail trade at 10.4% and accommodation and food services at 9.6%. Professional and technical services and education and training each account for 8.0% of the workforce.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 26.8%. Other common roles include managers at 11.4% and community and personal service workers at 10.8%, followed by labourers and clerical staff both at 10.6%.
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 Robertson [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32444/robertson/topic/employment