10.3% ▲ +24.2%
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.3%
- 2016: 8.2%
- 2021: 10.3%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Villeneuve · Suburb / Locality
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A 10.3% unemployment rate marks Villeneuve as having one of the highest jobless rates among similar areas. While those who do have jobs are more likely to work full-time than the national average, far fewer adults overall are working or looking for work.
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 48.1% of adults are working or looking for work, which is far below the Queensland figure of 61.6%. However, for those employed, 61.3% are in full-time roles, a little above the national average of 58.9%.
10.3% ▲ +24.2%
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
48.1% ▼ -19.2%
Lower than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
61.3% ▼ -1.9%
Higher than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
The industries that employ local workers.
The local workforce is spread across several sectors, with manufacturing being the most common at 17.3%. Agriculture, forestry and fishing and health care and social assistance both account for 13.3% of jobs.
The kinds of jobs people do.
Labourers make up the largest group of workers at 20.0%. Managers follow at 16.0%, while community and personal service workers account for 13.3% of the local workforce.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Jobs & Industry in Villeneuve [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32946/villeneuve/topic/employment