6.1% ▲ +485.1%
Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.0%
- 2016: 3.6%
- 2021: 6.1%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Whiteside · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Whiteside
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A much higher unemployment rate of 6.1% than most similar areas marks the local job market in Whiteside. While full-time work is common for those employed, fewer adults are working or looking for work compared to the state and national figures.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 56.9% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well below the Queensland figure of 61.6%. Full-time employment sits at 59.5%, which is about the same as the national average.
56.9% ▼ -10.9%
Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 63.8%
- 2016: 59.8%
- 2021: 56.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
59.5% ▼ -6.9%
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 63.9%
- 2016: 63.2%
- 2021: 59.5%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Construction is the biggest employer in the area at 15.7%, followed by health care and social assistance at 13.6% and retail trade at 10.7%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professional roles are the most common occupation at 26.0%. This is followed by clerical and administrative positions at 16.0% and technicians and trades at 13.9%.
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 Whiteside [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL33064/whiteside/topic/employment