8.4% ▲ +29.0%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.5%
- 2016: 6.5%
- 2021: 8.4%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Spring Creek · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Spring Creek
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A far lower proportion of adults are working or looking for work in Spring Creek compared to the rest of the country, at just 22.6%. While full-time employment is high for those who do have jobs, the area faces a struggle with unemployment that is well above the national figure.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The unemployment rate is 8.4%, which is much higher than most areas and well above the 5.1% national figure. For those in the workforce, full-time employment is high at 62.6%, well above the Queensland figure of 59.0%.
22.6% ▼ -52.6%
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 47.7%
- 2016: 19.2%
- 2021: 22.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
62.6% ▲ +9.9%
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 57.0%
- 2016: 72.4%
- 2021: 62.6%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the dominant industry here, employing 25.3% of the workforce. Health care and social assistance follow at 11.1%, while construction accounts for 8.1%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Managers make up the largest group of workers at 20.2%, followed closely by technicians and trades at 19.2%. Labourers account for 13.1% of occupations, while community and personal service workers make up 12.1%.
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 Spring Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32621/spring-creek/topic/employment