5.6% ▼ -48.1%
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.7%
- 2016: 9.9%
- 2021: 5.6%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Stapylton · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Stapylton
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Fewer adults are working or looking for work in Stapylton than in most similar areas. While 52.9% of adults are in the labour force, which is well below the national figure of 61.1%, the local unemployment rate is 5.6%. This is much higher than most similar areas, though it is about the same as the Queensland average.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 59.5% of the workforce is employed full-time, a figure that is about the same as the Queensland and Australian averages. However, the overall percentage of adults working or looking for work is well below the state and national levels.
52.9% ▼ -10.4%
Lower than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 59.1%
- 2016: 56.1%
- 2021: 52.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
59.5% ▼ -15.1%
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 70.0%
- 2016: 72.7%
- 2021: 59.5%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Construction is the most common industry here, employing 15.1% of people, followed by manufacturing at 11.4% and health care and social assistance at 10.8%. Transport, warehousing and wholesale trade also make up a significant part of the local economy.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
The area is dominated by blue-collar roles, with 20.5% of people working as machinery operators and drivers. This is followed by technicians and trades at 17.8% and labourers at 17.3%, while managers make up 14.1% of occupations.
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 Stapylton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32657/stapylton/topic/employment