10.5% ▲ +93.7%
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.4%
- 2016: 14.0%
- 2021: 10.5%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
West Gladstone · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in West Gladstone
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
An unemployment rate of 10.5% is among the highest for similar areas in West Gladstone. While more than 60% of the workforce holds full-time roles, this is offset by a significant number of residents struggling to find work compared to the state average.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time employment is high at 64.1%, which is well above the national figure of 58.9%. However, the overall number of adults working or looking for work is 59.1%, a little below the Queensland average.
59.1% ▼ -6.2%
Lower than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 63.0%
- 2016: 59.4%
- 2021: 59.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
64.1% ▼ -7.0%
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 69.0%
- 2016: 65.6%
- 2021: 64.1%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
People in the area work across a variety of fields, with the largest groups in health care and social assistance (12.9%) and manufacturing (11.4%). Construction and retail trade each account for 9.8% of the workforce.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Technicians and trades workers make up the largest group at 19.3%, followed by professionals at 17.2%. Labourers (13.5%) and community and personal service workers (12.7%) also represent significant shares of the local jobs.
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 Gladstone [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL33035/west-gladstone/topic/employment