6.5% —
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 4.1%
- 2021: 6.5%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Sunnyside · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Sunnyside
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Nearly 79% of adults in Sunnyside are working or looking for work, a figure far above the national average. This high level of activity is led by a strong full-time workforce, though the area also faces a higher unemployment rate than most similar places.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 63.5% of the workforce is employed full-time, which is well above the Queensland figure of 59%. However, the unemployment rate is 6.5%, which is a little above the national figure and much higher than most similar areas.
78.6% —
Higher than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 64.9%
- 2021: 78.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
63.5% —
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 66.2%
- 2021: 63.5%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Work in Sunnyside is spread across several sectors, with agriculture, forestry and fishing being the most common at 18.9%. Manufacturing follows at 14.9%, while construction makes up 10.8% of the local workforce.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Managers are the most common job role at 25.7%. Technicians and trades workers and machinery operators and drivers each make up 20.3% 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 Sunnyside [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32696/sunnyside/topic/employment