1.7% ▼ -64.1%
Lower than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.9%
- 2016: 1.9%
- 2021: 1.7%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Severnlea · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Severnlea
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A very low unemployment rate of 1.7% defines the job market in Severnlea, where few people are without work. However, fewer adults here are working or looking for work compared to the national average, with only 56.0% in the workforce.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Working or looking for work is less common here than in most areas, and full-time employment at 54.0% is well below the Queensland figure of 59.0%. Despite this, the unemployment rate is much lower than the national 5.1%.
56.0% ▼ -0.4%
Lower than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 56.3%
- 2016: 58.1%
- 2021: 56.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
54.0% ▼ -10.9%
Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 60.6%
- 2016: 45.2%
- 2021: 54.0%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the most common industry for local workers at 17.2%, followed by health care and social assistance at 12.9%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Managers make up the largest group of workers at 22.7%, while technicians and tradespeople account for 14.7% of occupations.
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 Severnlea [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32542/severnlea/topic/employment