3.6% ▼ -27.1%
Higher than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.9%
- 2016: 6.5%
- 2021: 3.6%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Whitfield · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Whitfield
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
More adults are working or looking for work in Whitfield than in most similar areas. This active workforce is underpinned by a strong professional base and an unemployment rate of 3.6%, which is a little below the national figure.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 64.0% of adults are working or looking for work, which is a little above both the Queensland and Australian figures. Full-time employment sits at 58.6%, which is about the same as the state and national levels.
64.0% ▼ -2.6%
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 65.8%
- 2016: 63.8%
- 2021: 64.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
58.6% ▼ -8.8%
Higher than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 64.2%
- 2016: 61.0%
- 2021: 58.6%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the main employer here, accounting for 23.8% of jobs. Other common industries include education and training at 9.4%, and accommodation and food services at 7.9%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 31.8%. Managers follow at 12.2%, while community and personal service roles account for 11.9% 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 Whitfield [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL33065/whitfield/topic/employment