7.7% ▲ +3.8%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.4%
- 2016: 8.8%
- 2021: 7.7%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Royston · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Royston
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A much lower share of adults are working or looking for work in Royston compared to the rest of the country. Only 53.2% of adults are in the labour force, which is well below the national figure of 61.1%. This gap is paired with a higher unemployment rate than most similar areas.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The unemployment rate is 7.7%, which is a little above the Queensland figure of 5.4%. Full-time employment is also well below the state and national averages, sitting at 51.8%.
53.2% ▼ -11.3%
Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 60.0%
- 2016: 57.8%
- 2021: 53.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
51.8% ▼ -15.6%
Lower than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 61.3%
- 2016: 61.7%
- 2021: 51.8%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Construction is the most common industry for local workers at 15.6%, followed by health care and social assistance at 12.1%. Education and training account for 9.9% of jobs.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Community and personal service roles are the most common occupation at 19.1%. Other frequent roles include technicians and trades at 17.7% and labourers at 16.3%.
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 Royston [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32487/royston/topic/employment