5.2% ▼ -26.3%
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.0%
- 2016: 6.4%
- 2021: 5.2%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
West End · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in West End
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A far higher share of adults are working or looking for work in West End than in most other areas, reaching 72.7%. This is a highly active workforce where full-time employment is well above the national figure. The local job market is dominated by professional roles and technical services.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Around 72.7% of adults are working or looking for work, which is far above the Queensland figure of 61.6%. Full-time employment is also strong at 63.1%, while the unemployment rate is 5.2%, about the same as the national figure.
72.7% ▲ +6.8%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 68.0%
- 2016: 67.1%
- 2021: 72.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
63.1% ▼ -2.6%
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 64.8%
- 2016: 66.0%
- 2021: 63.1%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Professional and technical services are the biggest employer at 16.9%, followed by health care and social assistance at 14.3%. Education and training also make up a significant slice of the local workforce at 11.4%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
The area is heavily skewed toward high-skill roles, with professionals making up 43.4% of occupations. Managers account for another 15.2%, while clerical and administrative workers represent 11.3% 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 West End [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL33033/west-end/topic/employment