2.8% ▼ -31.1%
Lower than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.1%
- 2016: 3.0%
- 2021: 2.8%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Stony Creek · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Stony Creek
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the most common industry for workers in Stony Creek, where 18.9% of people are employed in this sector. This rural-focused workforce is reflected in the area's jobs profile, though far fewer adults are working or looking for work compared to the rest of the state.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 52.7% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well below the Queensland figure of 61.6%. Full-time employment is also much lower than most areas at 52.8%, though the unemployment rate is a little below the national figure at 2.8%.
52.7% ▼ -3.9%
Lower than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 54.9%
- 2016: 46.5%
- 2021: 52.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
52.8% ▼ -9.8%
Lower than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 58.6%
- 2016: 52.5%
- 2021: 52.8%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The local workforce is spread across several sectors, with transport and warehousing (13.2%) and construction (12.3%) following agriculture as the main industries. Health care and social assistance (11.3%) and manufacturing (10.4%) also employ a significant share of residents.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Managers make up the largest group of workers at 20.8%, followed by labourers at 18.9%. Other common roles include technicians and trades (14.2%), machinery operators and drivers (11.3%), and professionals (8.5%).
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 Stony Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32673/stony-creek/topic/employment