5.5% ▲ +1.7%
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.4%
- 2016: 7.1%
- 2021: 5.5%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Townview · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Townview
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
More people are working or looking for work in Townview than in most similar areas. This is a high-employment community where 72.5% of the workforce is in full-time roles, a figure far above the national average of 58.9%. While employment is strong, the unemployment rate of 5.5% is much higher than in most other similar areas.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Working or looking for work is common here, with 67.7% of adults active in the labour force. This is well above the Queensland figure of 61.6%, though the unemployment rate of 5.5% remains about the same as the state and national levels.
67.7% ▲ +5.4%
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 64.2%
- 2016: 65.2%
- 2021: 67.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
72.5% ▼ -4.8%
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 76.2%
- 2016: 71.7%
- 2021: 72.5%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Mining is the dominant employer in Townview, accounting for 30.7% of jobs. Other common industries include health care and social assistance at 13.4%, followed by public administration and safety at 8.0%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
The local workforce is led by technicians and tradespeople, who make up 20.3% of occupations. Machinery operators and drivers follow at 17.9%, while professionals account for 14.9% of the 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 Townview [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32868/townview/topic/employment