5.9% ▼ -16.1%
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.0%
- 2016: 11.6%
- 2021: 5.9%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
South Innisfail · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in South Innisfail
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
One in four workers in South Innisfail are labourers, reflecting a strong local reliance on manual work. While many residents are employed, the number of adults working or looking for work is far below the national figure. This creates a local job market where 5.9% of the workforce is unemployed, which is much higher than most similar areas.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 51.5% of adults are working or looking for work, a figure well below the 61.1% national average. Full-time employment is also a little below the state and national figures, sitting at 56.1%.
51.5% ▼ -7.0%
Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 55.4%
- 2016: 49.2%
- 2021: 51.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
56.1% ▼ -5.8%
Lower than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 59.6%
- 2016: 60.2%
- 2021: 56.1%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Employment is split evenly between agriculture, forestry and fishing and health care and social assistance, with both making up 16.6% of jobs. Retail trade follows at 10.7%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Labourers are the most common occupation at 25.4%, followed by technicians and trades at 15.1%. Professionals and community service workers also make up significant shares at 13.2% and 12.2% respectively.
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 South Innisfail [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32590/south-innisfail/topic/employment