6.5% ▼ -27.0%
Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.0%
- 2016: 9.6%
- 2021: 6.5%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Urraween · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Urraween
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Fewer adults are working or looking for work in Urraween than in most similar areas, with only 39.1% participating in the labour force. This is far below the national figure of 61.1%. While many residents work in health and community roles, the local unemployment rate is a little above the national average at 6.5%.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 39.1% of adults are working or looking for work, which is among the lowest for areas of this type and far below the Queensland figure of 61.6%. Full-time employment is also well below the national average at 54.3%.
39.1% ▼ -0.3%
Lower than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 39.2%
- 2016: 38.6%
- 2021: 39.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
54.3% ▼ -6.4%
Lower than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 58.0%
- 2016: 58.8%
- 2021: 54.3%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the biggest employer in Urraween at 29.6%. Other common industries include retail trade at 12%, education and training at 10.1%, and accommodation and food services at 8.7%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 23.9%, followed by community and personal service workers at 18.4%. Those in technicians and trades account for 11.7% of the workforce, while labourers make up 10.9%.
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 Urraween [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32923/urraween/topic/employment