0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 3.3%
- 2021: 0.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Silver Ridge · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Silver Ridge
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A zero per cent unemployment rate makes Silver Ridge a place where almost every adult is employed. This stability is reflected in the fact that 70.1% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well above both the state and national figures.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time employment is very common here at 63.7%, which is well above the national figure of 58.9%. This strong employment rate is mirrored in the local unemployment rate, which is well below the Queensland figure of 5.4%.
70.1% —
Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 63.8%
- 2021: 70.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
63.7% —
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 61.1%
- 2021: 63.7%
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 local workers at 20.6%, followed by construction at 12.7% and education and training at 10.8%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 34.3%. Other common roles include technicians and trades and clerical and administrative workers, who each account for 22.5% of the 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 Silver Ridge [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32564/silver-ridge/topic/employment