0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 4.4%
- 2021: 0.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Rush Creek · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Rush Creek
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Zero percent unemployment marks the current job market in Rush Creek, where most workers are in full-time roles. While a smaller slice of adults are working or looking for work compared to the state, those who are employed tend to have stable, full-time positions.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time employment is at 61.3%, which is a little above the national figure of 58.9%. However, the overall proportion of adults working or looking for work is 57.3%, well below the Queensland average of 61.6%.
57.3% —
Lower than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 52.7%
- 2021: 57.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
61.3% —
Higher than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 77.3%
- 2021: 61.3%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the most common industry here at 16.0%. Construction (13.3%), retail trade (12.0%), and manufacturing (10.7%) also employ significant numbers of local workers.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Technicians and tradespeople make up the largest group of workers at 21.3%. Other common roles include clerical and administrative staff at 14.7%, followed by managers, sales workers, and machinery operators, who each account for 13.3%.
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 Rush Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32496/rush-creek/topic/employment