9.9% ▼ -16.2%
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.8%
- 2016: 16.5%
- 2021: 9.9%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Torbanlea · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Torbanlea
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A struggle to find steady work defines the local economy in Torbanlea, where the unemployment rate is 9.9%. This is well above the national figure, and only 42.3% of adults are working or looking for work.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Very few residents have steady full-time roles; 50.2% of the workforce is employed full-time, which is well below the Queensland figure of 59%. The number of adults working or looking for work is far below the national average.
42.3% ▲ +5.7%
Lower than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 40.1%
- 2016: 38.8%
- 2021: 42.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
50.2% ▼ -16.3%
Lower than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 60.0%
- 2016: 53.7%
- 2021: 50.2%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the biggest employer at 16.9%. Other common industries include retail trade at 9.6% and construction at 8.8%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
The most common jobs are in community and personal service, making up 22.2% of roles. Labourers (16.5%) and machinery operators and drivers (15.3%) also make up a large part 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 Torbanlea [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32858/torbanlea/topic/employment