6.8% —
Higher than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 16.4%
- 2021: 6.8%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Waterloo · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Waterloo
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 Waterloo compared to most areas, with only 49.0% in the workforce. This is much lower than the national figure of 61.1%. While many are out of the workforce, those who are employed face a higher unemployment rate of 6.8% than the state and national averages.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The unemployment rate of 6.8% is a little above the Queensland figure of 5.4%. Among those who are employed, 57.6% work full-time, which is slightly below the national average of 58.9%.
49.0% —
Lower than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 52.8%
- 2021: 49.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
57.6% —
Lower than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 54.4%
- 2021: 57.6%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the biggest employer at 21.2%, followed closely by health care and social assistance at 19.7%. Other services, manufacturing, and transport all employ between 7.6% and 9.1% of the workforce.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Managers make up the largest group of workers at 24.2%. Other common roles include community and personal service workers at 16.7% and machinery operators and drivers at 13.6%.
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 Waterloo [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL33006/waterloo/topic/employment