4.1% ▼ -4.5%
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.3%
- 2016: 2.2%
- 2021: 4.1%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Vale View · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Vale View
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Construction is the most common industry for workers in Vale View, where 16.5% of people are employed in the field. The area has a high proportion of adults working or looking for work, which is well above the national figure. Most of these workers are in full-time roles, matching the typical pattern seen across Queensland.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
A high 64.8% of adults here are working or looking for work, which is well above the Queensland and Australian figures. The unemployment rate is 4.1%, a little below the state and national averages.
64.8% ▼ -6.4%
Higher than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 69.2%
- 2016: 63.5%
- 2021: 64.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
58.6% ▼ -2.9%
Higher than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 60.4%
- 2016: 59.4%
- 2021: 58.6%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Construction leads local employment at 16.5%, followed by health care and social assistance at 13.5% and education and training at 12.7%. Retail trade and agriculture also employ notable shares of the workforce.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 22.4%, with technicians and trades following at 18.6%. Managers, clerical staff, and labourers also fill significant roles in the local economy.
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 Vale View [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32927/vale-view/topic/employment