3.7% ▼ -17.3%
Higher than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.5%
- 2016: 6.5%
- 2021: 3.7%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Welcome Creek · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Welcome Creek
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the most common industry for workers in Welcome Creek, where 20.3% of the workforce is employed in these fields. The area has a strong employment profile, with full-time work being much more common here than across the rest of the country.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time employment is well above the national figure at 62.8%. Around 61.7% of adults are working or looking for work, with an unemployment rate of 3.7% which is a little below the figures for Queensland and Australia.
61.7% ▼ -3.3%
Higher than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 63.8%
- 2016: 59.9%
- 2021: 61.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
62.8% ▼ -4.3%
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 65.6%
- 2016: 66.2%
- 2021: 62.8%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Beyond farming and forestry, health care and social assistance is the next biggest employer at 14.5%. Construction and education and training both account for 7.7% of jobs, while manufacturing employs 6.8%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Managers make up the largest group of workers at 22.2%. Other common roles include labourers at 17.9%, professionals at 13.0%, and clerical or administrative staff at 12.1%.
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 Welcome Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL33023/welcome-creek/topic/employment