3.5% ▼ -41.2%
Lower than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.9%
- 2016: 5.1%
- 2021: 3.5%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Shorncliffe · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Shorncliffe
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Work patterns in Shorncliffe have remained steady over the last decade, with employment levels and the types of jobs people do showing little change. The area has a stable job market where 62.3% of adults are working or looking for work, a figure slightly above the national average.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The unemployment rate is 3.5%, which is a little below both the Queensland and national figures. About 56.8% of the workforce is employed full-time, slightly lower than the state average of 59.0%.
62.3% ▼ -6.9%
Higher than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 66.9%
- 2016: 64.6%
- 2021: 62.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
56.8% ▼ -7.0%
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 61.1%
- 2016: 59.8%
- 2021: 56.8%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the biggest employer at 16.3%, followed by education and training at 11.4% and professional and technical services at 10.4%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professional roles are the most common occupation for 31.9% of workers. Managers make up another 17.8%, while clerical and administrative roles account for 12.4% of the local workforce.
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 Shorncliffe [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32558/shorncliffe/topic/employment