6.9% ▼ -28.1%
Higher than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.6%
- 2016: 10.7%
- 2021: 6.9%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Svensson Heights · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Svensson Heights
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Much lower employment rates than most similar areas define Svensson Heights, where only half of adults are working or looking for work. This stands in contrast to the wider region, with a typical unemployment rate of 6.9% that is a little above both the state and national figures.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Just 50.0% of adults are working or looking for work, which is far below the Queensland figure of 61.6%. Full-time employment sits at 56.6%, a little below the national figure of 58.9%.
50.0% ▼ -0.2%
Lower than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 50.1%
- 2016: 47.9%
- 2021: 50.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
56.6% ▼ -1.7%
Lower than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 57.6%
- 2016: 54.5%
- 2021: 56.6%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the most common industry for local workers at 23.6%, followed by retail trade at 13.0%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Community and personal service roles are the most common occupation at 17.4%, while professionals make up 17.0% 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 Svensson Heights [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32705/svensson-heights/topic/employment