36.7% —
Lower than 94% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
St Helens · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in St Helens
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A far lower share of adults are working or looking for work in St Helens compared to the rest of the country. Only 36.7% of adults are in the labour force, which is a massive gap of 24 to 25 percentage points below both the national and state figures.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Just 36.7% of adults in St Helens are working or looking for work. This is among the lowest rates for similar areas and sits far below the Queensland figure of 61.6%.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The most common industries people work in is Agriculture, forestry & fishing at 64%, ahead of Mining (0%).
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
The most common occupations people work in is Managers at 64%, ahead of Professionals (0%).
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 St Helens [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32641/st-helens/topic/employment