5.6% ▲ +120.3%
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.5%
- 2016: 9.2%
- 2021: 5.6%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Telina · Suburb / Locality
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
More people are working or looking for work in Telina than in most similar areas. Full-time employment is particularly strong at 62.1%, which is well above the national figure. However, the area also faces a much higher unemployment rate than most similar places.
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 64.8% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well above the figures for Queensland and Australia. While full-time work is common, the unemployment rate is 5.6%, which is much higher than most similar areas.
5.6% ▲ +120.3%
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
64.8% ▼ -12.1%
Higher than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
62.1% ▼ -10.1%
Higher than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
The industries that employ local workers.
Manufacturing is the most common industry for local workers at 15.0%. Other significant sectors include construction at 10.0% and health care and social assistance at 9.4%.
The kinds of jobs people do.
Technicians and trades workers make up the largest group at 19.4%, followed by professionals at 15.0%. Machinery operators and drivers also represent a large share of the workforce at 12.6%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Jobs & Industry in Telina [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32767/telina/topic/employment