4.1% ▲ +3.4%
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.9%
- 2016: 8.5%
- 2021: 4.1%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Weyba Downs · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Weyba Downs
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A shift in the local workforce has seen Weyba Downs move toward more flexible employment since 2011. While more adults are working or looking for work than in most areas, far fewer people have full-time roles compared to the national figure.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 67.1% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well above the Queensland figure of 61.6%. However, full-time employment is far below the national average at just 43.1%, while the unemployment rate is a little below the state at 4.1%.
67.1% ▲ +6.0%
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 63.3%
- 2016: 65.0%
- 2021: 67.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
43.1% ▼ -13.7%
Lower than 94% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 50.0%
- 2016: 51.7%
- 2021: 43.1%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The most common industries for local workers are construction at 13.7% and health care and social assistance at 11.2%. Other significant sectors include accommodation and food services at 10.2% and education and training at 9.1%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 21.8%, followed by technicians and trades at 17.3%. People working in community and personal services account for 14.2% of the local 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 Weyba Downs [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL33054/weyba-downs/topic/employment