5.2% ▼ -3.8%
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.4%
- 2016: 6.7%
- 2021: 5.2%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Springwood · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Springwood
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Health care and social assistance is the most common industry for those working in Springwood, where 13.6% of the workforce is employed in this sector. The area has a varied mix of professionals and tradespeople, with a typical employment pattern that mirrors both state and national figures.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 62.8% of adults are working or looking for work, which is a little above the Queensland and Australian figures. The unemployment rate is 5.2%, which is higher than most similar areas.
62.8% ▼ -11.5%
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 70.9%
- 2016: 65.5%
- 2021: 62.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
59.6% ▼ -11.2%
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 67.1%
- 2016: 65.3%
- 2021: 59.6%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Beyond health care, many residents work in education and training (10.3%), construction (10.1%), and retail trade (9.6%). Public administration and safety also employ 7.1% of the local workforce.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professional roles are the most common, held by 22% of workers. Other typical jobs include clerical and administrative work (15.6%), technicians and trades (14.1%), and managers (11.9%).
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 Springwood [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32635/springwood/topic/employment