10.1% ▲ +3.8%
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.7%
- 2016: 11.8%
- 2021: 10.1%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Slacks Creek · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Slacks Creek
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Labourers make up the largest occupational group in Slacks Creek, where 17.2% of the workforce hold these roles. The area faces significant employment challenges, with an unemployment rate of 10.1% that is well above the national figure.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Fewer adults are working or looking for work here than in most areas, at 54.7%. This is well below the Queensland figure of 61.6%, and the local unemployment rate is among the highest at its level.
54.7% ▼ -6.5%
Lower than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 58.5%
- 2016: 55.8%
- 2021: 54.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
57.2% ▼ -12.3%
Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 65.2%
- 2016: 63.0%
- 2021: 57.2%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The most common industries for local workers are health care and social assistance at 13.7%, followed by construction at 10.4% and retail trade at 9.7%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Alongside labourers, many residents work as technicians and tradespeople (15.2%) or in community and personal service (13.1%). Machinery operators and drivers also make up a large share at 12.3%.
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 Slacks Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32576/slacks-creek/topic/employment