4.9% ▲ +11.0%
Higher than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.5%
- 2016: 10.6%
- 2021: 4.9%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Sarina · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Sarina
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Much higher rates of full-time work than most similar areas define Sarina, where 64.7% of the workforce is employed full-time. While more people hold these secure roles, a smaller proportion of adults are working or looking for work compared to the rest of the state.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time employment is well above the national figure at 64.7%, but the overall share of adults working or looking for work is well below Queensland's 61.6%. The unemployment rate is 4.9%, which is about the same as the state and national figures.
56.4% ▼ -7.5%
Lower than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 60.9%
- 2016: 56.0%
- 2021: 56.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
64.7% ▼ -4.8%
Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 68.0%
- 2016: 63.9%
- 2021: 64.7%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The local workforce is split evenly between mining and transport and warehousing, each employing 12.5% of people. Health care and social assistance follows at 9%, while retail trade and manufacturing each account for around 8%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Trades and technicians are the most common roles at 20.3%, followed by machinery operators and drivers at 17.8%. Labourers make up 14.8% of the workforce, while community services and clerical roles each account for around 9%.
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 Sarina [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32518/sarina/topic/employment