3.5% —
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 6.7%
- 2021: 3.5%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Vernor · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Vernor
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Full-time employment is well above the national figure in Vernor, where 63.8% of the workforce holds these roles. This creates a strong employment profile for the area, though the overall number of adults working or looking for work is slightly lower than the Queensland average.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Around 59.5% of adults are working or looking for work, which is a little below the national figure of 61.1%. The unemployment rate is 3.5%, which is a little below both the state and national rates.
59.5% —
Lower than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 56.5%
- 2021: 59.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
63.8% —
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 60.8%
- 2021: 63.8%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Construction is the most common industry for local workers at 12.4%, followed by retail trade at 10.5% and manufacturing at 9.5%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
The most common jobs in the area are machinery operators and drivers at 17.1%, with managers and technicians or trades also making up a significant share 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 Vernor [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32937/vernor/topic/employment