9.3% ▼ -7.9%
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.1%
- 2016: 4.0%
- 2021: 9.3%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
South Isis · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in South Isis
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
High unemployment and a small workforce shape the daily economic life of South Isis. Only 45.5% of adults are working or looking for work, which is far below the national figure of 61.1%. This is paired with an unemployment rate of 9.3%, well above both Queensland and the rest of Australia.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
A small proportion of adults are in the workforce, and those who are employed full-time make up 56% of the population. This is a little below the Queensland figure of 59%.
45.5% ▼ -16.6%
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 54.5%
- 2016: 43.8%
- 2021: 45.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
56.0% ▼ -10.2%
Lower than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 62.4%
- 2016: 62.3%
- 2021: 56.0%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The local economy is led by agriculture, forestry and fishing, where 19.9% of people work. Other common industries include retail trade at 13.5% and education and training at 11.3%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Managers are the most common occupation at 16.3%, followed closely by labourers at 15.6%. Technicians and trades people make up 12.8% 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 South Isis [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32591/south-isis/topic/employment