4.2% ▲ +6.1%
Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.0%
- 2016: 4.7%
- 2021: 4.2%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Seventeen Mile Rocks · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Seventeen Mile Rocks
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A very high number of working adults defines Seventeen Mile Rocks, where 74.6% of the population is employed or seeking work. This is far above the national figure of 61.1%, creating a workforce that is notably active compared to most other areas.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time employment is higher than most areas at 61.4%, slightly above the national figure. The unemployment rate is 4.2%, which is a little below the Queensland average of 5.4%.
74.6% ▼ -5.1%
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 78.6%
- 2016: 75.5%
- 2021: 74.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
61.4% ▼ -9.1%
Higher than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 67.5%
- 2016: 62.9%
- 2021: 61.4%
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 for local workers at 17.0%, followed by education and training at 13.0% and professional and technical services at 12.1%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professional roles make up the largest share of jobs at 35.4%, while managers account for 16.1%. Clerical and administrative positions follow at 12.6%.
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 Seventeen Mile Rocks [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32539/seventeen-mile-rocks/topic/employment