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Wilkesdale · Suburb / Locality

Jobs & Industry in Wilkesdale

Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.

Employment patterns in Wilkesdale have remained steady over the last decade, though the area is now sparsely populated. Only 46.4% of adults are working or looking for work, which is far below the Queensland figure of 61.6%. Despite this, there is currently no unemployment in the community.

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📍 Wilkesdale, Suburb / Locality

Where Wilkesdale sits — Unemployment rate

0.0% —

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Wilkesdale — lower than 99% of areas.

Wilkesdale0.0%
4608, QLD 3.3%
Queensland 5.4%
Australia 5.1%

Labour force

Employment, participation and unemployment.

The proportion of adults working or looking for work is much lower than most similar areas. While 58.8% of the workforce is employed full-time, the unemployment rate is 0.0%, which is well below the national figure of 5.1%.

Unemployment rate

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0.0% —

Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).

Labour-force participation

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46.4% —

Lower than 85% of suburb / locality areas.

Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.

Employed full-time

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58.8% —

Higher than 54% of suburb / locality areas.

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 here at 26.5%. Other significant employers include agriculture, forestry and fishing at 17.6%, while construction and education both account for 14.7% of jobs.

Industries people work in

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In Wilkesdale, the largest group is Health care & social assistance at 32%, followed by Agriculture, forestry & fishing (21%) and Construction (18%).

Health care & social assistance 26.5% Agriculture, forestry & fishing 17.6% Construction 14.7% Education & training 14.7% Retail trade 8.8%

Occupations

The kinds of jobs people do.

The local workforce is split evenly between technicians and trades and community and personal service workers, each at 26.5%. Managers and labourers also make up a large share of the community at 20.6% each.

Occupations people work in

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Wilkesdale splits fairly evenly between Technicians & trades (20%) and Community & personal service (20%), with Managers at 15%.

Technicians & trades 26.5% Community & personal service 26.5% Managers 20.6% Labourers 20.6% Clerical & administrative 11.8% Sales workers 11.8% Professionals 8.8% Machinery operators & drivers 8.8%

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 Wilkesdale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL33076/wilkesdale/topic/employment