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Seventeen Seventy · Suburb / Locality

Jobs & Industry in Seventeen Seventy

Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.

Fewer people are in the workforce in Seventeen Seventy compared to most other areas, with only 44.1% of adults working or looking for work. This creates a local economy where a small number of people support the community, though the unemployment rate is 6.1%, which is much higher than most similar areas.

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📍 Seventeen Seventy, Suburb / Locality

Where Seventeen Seventy sits — Unemployment rate

6.1% ▲ —

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Seventeen Seventy — higher than 78% of areas.

Seventeen Seventy6.1%
4677, QLD 8.1%
Queensland 5.4%
Australia 5.1%

Labour force

Employment, participation and unemployment.

Full-time employment is well below the national figure at 50.0%. This is consistent with the overall workforce rate, which is far below the 61.1% seen across Australia.

Unemployment rate

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6.1% ▲ —

Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.

Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).

Labour-force participation

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44.1% ▲ +47.9%

Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.

Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.

Employed full-time

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50.0% ▼ -16.7%

Lower than 85% of suburb / locality areas.

Share of employed people who worked full-time.

Industries

The industries that employ local workers.

Daily work here is heavily focused on tourism and housing, with 45.2% of people employed in accommodation and food, and another 16.7% in rental and real estate.

Industries people work in

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In Seventeen Seventy, the largest group is Accommodation & food at 44%, followed by Rental & real estate (16%) and Professional & technical (14%).

Accommodation & food 45.2% Rental & real estate 16.7% Professional & technical 14.3% Education & training 9.5% Other services 9.5% Construction 7.1%

Occupations

The kinds of jobs people do.

Managers make up the largest group of workers at 21.4%, followed by clerical and administrative staff at 19.0% and community and personal service workers at 16.7%.

Occupations people work in

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Seventeen Seventy splits fairly evenly between Managers (23%) and Clerical & administrative (21%), with Community & personal service at 18%.

Managers 21.4% Clerical & administrative 19.0% Community & personal service 16.7% Technicians & trades 14.3% Labourers 11.9% Professionals 9.5%

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 Seventeen Seventy [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32540/seventeen-seventy/topic/employment