3.1% ▲ +17.8%
Lower than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.7%
- 2016: 8.1%
- 2021: 3.1%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Stockleigh · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Stockleigh
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Steady full-time work is a hallmark of life in Stockleigh, where 66% of the workforce holds a full-time position. This is well above both the Queensland and national figures, reflecting a workforce with high employment stability.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 66.5% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well above the national figure of 61.1%. The unemployment rate is 3.1%, a little below the Australian figure of 5.1%.
66.5% ▼ -1.8%
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 67.7%
- 2016: 61.1%
- 2021: 66.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
66.0% ▲ +2.6%
Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 64.4%
- 2016: 68.3%
- 2021: 66.0%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Construction is the most common industry for locals, accounting for 16.7% of jobs, followed by health care and social assistance at 9.9%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Technicians and trades workers make up the largest group at 18.6%, while managers and clerical staff each represent 13.8% 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 Stockleigh [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32663/stockleigh/topic/employment