0.0% ▼ -100.0%
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.3%
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Silky Oak · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Silky Oak
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A surprising 68.9% of adults in Silky Oak are working or looking for work, which is well above the national figure. While the area has a very high activity rate, full-time roles are far less common here than in most other parts of the country.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The unemployment rate is remarkably low at 0.0%, well below the Queensland figure of 5.4%. However, full-time employment is only 50.6%, which is well below the 58.9% seen across Australia.
68.9% ▲ +4.2%
Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 66.1%
- 2016: 60.4%
- 2021: 68.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
50.6% ▼ -16.4%
Lower than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 60.5%
- 2016: 70.1%
- 2021: 50.6%
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 31.3%. Other significant employers include education and training at 14.5%, followed by accommodation and food and transport and warehousing, both at 8.4%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Managers make up the largest group of workers at 25.3%, while 18.1% are labourers. Machinery operators and drivers also represent a large slice of the local workforce at 15.7%.
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 Silky Oak [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32562/silky-oak/topic/employment