6.5% ▲ +5.2%
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.2%
- 2016: 7.4%
- 2021: 6.5%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Warwick · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Warwick
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Far fewer adults are working or looking for work in Warwick than in most other areas, with only 51.7% of adults in the labour force. This is well below the national figure of 61.1%. While many of those who do work are in full-time roles, the local unemployment rate of 6.5% is a little above the national average.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 51.7% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well below the Queensland figure of 61.6%. Among those employed, 56.6% are in full-time roles, though the local unemployment rate is a little above the national figure at 6.5%.
51.7% ▼ -5.7%
Lower than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 54.9%
- 2016: 51.5%
- 2021: 51.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
56.6% ▼ -6.3%
Lower than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 60.4%
- 2016: 59.4%
- 2021: 56.6%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the biggest employer at 15.2%, followed by retail trade at 13.7% and manufacturing at 11.4%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Labourers are the most common workers at 18.6%, with community and personal service workers making up 13.5% of the local 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 Warwick [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL33000/warwick/topic/employment