4.9% ▼ -30.9%
Higher than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.1%
- 2016: 7.2%
- 2021: 4.9%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Upper Caboolture · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Upper Caboolture
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Health care and social assistance is the biggest employer in Upper Caboolture, where 14.6% of the workforce is employed in that sector. This is an active community where more adults are working or looking for work than in most similar areas. While many hold full-time roles, the unemployment rate is slightly higher than the national figure.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 64.4% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well above the Australian figure of 61.1%. The unemployment rate is 4.9%, which is higher than most similar areas but about the same as the state and national figures.
64.4% ▼ -0.3%
Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 64.5%
- 2016: 63.1%
- 2021: 64.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
58.3% ▼ -4.6%
Higher than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 61.2%
- 2016: 61.3%
- 2021: 58.3%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The local economy is led by health care and social assistance at 14.6%, followed closely by construction at 14.2%. Retail trade accounts for 11% of jobs, while education and training and manufacturing make up 8% and 7% respectively.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Technicians and tradespeople make up the largest group of workers at 17.6%. Other common roles include clerical and administrative staff at 13.2%, while labourers and community and personal service workers each represent 12.4% of the 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 Upper Caboolture [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32901/upper-caboolture/topic/employment