0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
The Bluff · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in The Bluff
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Public administration and safety is the most common industry for workers in The Bluff, where 19.0% of employees work in this sector. The area has a very small working population overall, with only 43.8% of adults working or looking for work, which is far below the national figure.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Very few adults here are working or looking for work compared to most areas. While full-time employment is far below the Queensland average at 47.6%, the unemployment rate is 0.0%, which is well below the state and national figures.
43.8% —
Lower than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 50.0%
- 2021: 43.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
47.6% —
Lower than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Public administration and safety is the top industry at 19.0%. Health care and social assistance along with other services are also common, each employing 14.3% of the workforce.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals and technicians or trades workers are the most common roles, each making up 14.3% of occupations. No one in the area works as a manager or in clerical and administrative roles.
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 The Bluff [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32783/the-bluff/topic/employment