6.2% ▼ -7.6%
Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.7%
- 2016: 9.3%
- 2021: 6.2%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Sharon · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Sharon
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Few adults are working or looking for work in Sharon, with only 54.9% of the adult population in the labour force. This is well below the national figure of 61.1%, though those who are employed are more likely to have full-time roles compared to most areas.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
A little more than 60% of the workforce is employed full-time, which is slightly above the Queensland figure. However, the unemployment rate of 6.2% is much higher than in most similar areas.
54.9% ▼ -7.4%
Lower than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 59.3%
- 2016: 54.2%
- 2021: 54.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
60.9% ▼ -2.0%
Higher than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 62.1%
- 2016: 53.5%
- 2021: 60.9%
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 workers here at 16.8%, followed by agriculture, forestry and fishing at 11%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
The local workforce is led by technicians and trades at 14.8% and labourers at 14.6%, with clerical and administrative roles also making up 12.9% of jobs.
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 Sharon [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32546/sharon/topic/employment