7.8% ▼ -36.5%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.3%
- 2016: 11.6%
- 2021: 7.8%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Westcourt · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Westcourt
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Fewer adults are in the workforce in Westcourt compared to most other areas. While about 53% of adults are working or looking for work, the unemployment rate is 7.8%, which is much higher than the national figure.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The share of adults working or looking for work is 52.6%, which is well below the Queensland figure of 61.6%. Unemployment is a little above the state and national rates, while full-time employment sits at 58.9%.
52.6% ▲ +3.3%
Lower than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 50.9%
- 2016: 49.3%
- 2021: 52.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
58.9% ▼ -10.6%
Higher than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 65.9%
- 2016: 62.0%
- 2021: 58.9%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the most common industry for local workers at 18%, followed by accommodation and food services at 13.7%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 19.2%, with community and personal service workers following closely at 17.9%.
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 Westcourt [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL33046/westcourt/topic/employment