2.0% —
Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 5.3%
- 2021: 2.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Sugarloaf · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Sugarloaf
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A very low unemployment rate of 2.0% marks Sugarloaf as a place where more people have found work than in most similar areas. The local workforce is stable, with a slightly higher proportion of full-time roles than the national figure.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 62.2% of adults are working or looking for work, which is about the same as across Queensland. Full-time employment is a little above the national figure at 61.2%.
62.2% —
Higher than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 67.0%
- 2021: 62.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
61.2% —
Higher than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 57.4%
- 2021: 61.2%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Retail trade is the most common industry here at 13.6%, followed by construction at 12.9% and accommodation and food services at 10.2%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Technicians and trades workers make up the largest group at 19.7%, while managers account for 17.7% of the local 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 Sugarloaf [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32686/sugarloaf/topic/employment