10.1% ▲ +7.4%
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.4%
- 2016: 7.0%
- 2021: 10.1%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Rubyanna · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Rubyanna
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A much higher share of adults are working or looking for work in Rubyanna compared to the rest of the country. While most of the workforce is employed full-time, the area faces a significant challenge with an unemployment rate of 10.1%, which is among the highest for similar areas.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 67.5% of adults are working or looking for work, well above the national figure of 61.1%. However, the unemployment rate is 10.1%, which is well above both the Queensland and Australian rates.
67.5% ▲ +10.4%
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 61.1%
- 2016: 67.2%
- 2021: 67.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
59.7% ▼ -3.8%
Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 62.1%
- 2016: 57.1%
- 2021: 59.7%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The local workforce is led by agriculture, forestry and fishing at 14.7%. Other common industries include health care and social assistance at 11.6%, and manufacturing at 10.9%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
One in five residents works as a manager, making it the most common occupation at 20.2%. Technicians and trades follow at 17.8%, with clerical and administrative roles accounting for 15.5%.
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 Rubyanna [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32488/rubyanna/topic/employment