5.0% ▼ -23.4%
Higher than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.5%
- 2016: 8.1%
- 2021: 5.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Smithfield · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Smithfield
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A strong work ethic defines Smithfield, where 67.2% of adults are working or looking for work. This is well above the national figure of 61.1%, reflecting a community where a high proportion of the adult population is active in the workforce.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
While more adults here are working or seeking work than in most other areas, the unemployment rate is 5.0%, which is about the same as the Australian figure of 5.1%. Full-time employment sits at 58.0%, slightly below the Queensland average.
67.2% ▲ +1.6%
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 66.1%
- 2016: 67.0%
- 2021: 67.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
58.0% ▼ -2.0%
Lower than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 59.2%
- 2016: 63.9%
- 2021: 58.0%
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 17.7%, followed by accommodation and food services at 11.5%. Other common workplaces include education and training, retail, and public administration.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professional roles are the most common occupation at 20.9%. Community and personal service workers make up 16.7% of the workforce, while technicians and tradespeople account for 15.3%.
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 Smithfield [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32579/smithfield/topic/employment