3.6% ▲ +57.6%
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.3%
- 2016: 7.3%
- 2021: 3.6%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
The Leap · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in The Leap
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A strong work culture defines The Leap, where 67.7% of adults are working or looking for work. This is much higher than most similar areas, with a high proportion of the community holding steady, full-time roles.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time employment is very common here at 65.9%, which is well above the Queensland figure of 59%. The local unemployment rate of 3.6% is a little below both the state and national figures.
67.7% ▼ -5.3%
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 71.4%
- 2016: 69.3%
- 2021: 67.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
65.9% ▼ -3.7%
Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 68.4%
- 2016: 62.3%
- 2021: 65.9%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Mining is the most common industry for residents, making up 13.4% of the workforce, followed by health care and social assistance at 12.2% and construction at 9.6%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Technicians and trades workers make up the largest group at 22.2%, while machinery operators and drivers account for 15.7% 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 The Leap [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32797/the-leap/topic/employment