3.7% ▼ -23.3%
Higher than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.8%
- 2016: 8.3%
- 2021: 3.7%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Sandy Creek · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Sandy Creek
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A slightly lower share of adults are working or looking for work in Sandy Creek compared to the state and national figures. While 59.5% of adults are in the labour force, the area maintains a steady employment profile with a typical full-time rate of 59%.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The unemployment rate is 3.7%, which is a little below the Queensland figure of 5.4% and the national rate of 5.1%. Around 59.0% of the population work full-time, a result that is about the same as both the state and the country.
59.5% ▼ -4.8%
Lower than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 62.5%
- 2016: 59.8%
- 2021: 59.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
59.0% ▲ +5.1%
Higher than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 56.2%
- 2016: 55.6%
- 2021: 59.0%
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 at 11.3%, followed closely by construction at 10.6% and manufacturing at 9.6%. Other notable sectors include retail trade at 8.9% and agriculture, forestry and fishing at 8.2%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Technicians and trades workers make up the largest group at 16.7%, with managers following at 16.4%. Clerical and administrative roles account for 13.0% of jobs, while community and personal service workers and professionals make up 12.3% and 11.9% respectively.
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 Sandy Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32513/sandy-creek/topic/employment