1.8% ▼ -13.9%
Lower than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.1%
- 2016: 6.2%
- 2021: 1.8%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
The Summit · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in The Summit
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Far fewer adults are working or looking for work in The Summit compared to the rest of the country. Only 46.8% of adults are in the labour force, which is far below the national figure of 61.1%. This disparity defines the local job market, though those who are employed face very little unemployment.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The unemployment rate is just 1.8%, which is well below the 5.1% national figure. However, full-time employment at 53.4% is well below both the Queensland and Australian figures.
46.8% ▼ -4.0%
Lower than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 48.7%
- 2016: 47.8%
- 2021: 46.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
53.4% ▼ -9.4%
Lower than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 58.9%
- 2016: 58.7%
- 2021: 53.4%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Agricultural, forestry and fishing work is the most common industry here at 18.0%, followed by retail trade at 12.4% and construction at 9.9%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Labourers make up the largest group of workers at 21.1%, while managers account for 16.8% and technicians and tradespeople make up 14.3%.
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 Summit [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32805/the-summit/topic/employment