7.1% ▲ +26.3%
Higher than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.6%
- 2016: 6.9%
- 2021: 7.1%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Wilsonton · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Wilsonton
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A shifting job market has seen the unemployment rate in Wilsonton climb to 7.1%, which is much higher than in most similar areas. While full-time work is more common here than in the state or national figures, fewer adults are working or looking for work overall.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 53.5% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well below the Queensland figure of 61.6%. Despite this, 60.9% of the workforce is employed full-time, a little above the national rate of 58.9%.
53.5% ▼ -4.4%
Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 55.9%
- 2016: 54.1%
- 2021: 53.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
60.9% ▼ -4.9%
Higher than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 64.0%
- 2016: 61.7%
- 2021: 60.9%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the biggest employer at 18.0%, followed by retail trade at 11.1% and manufacturing at 9.4%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Technicians and trades workers make up the largest group at 16.6%, with community and personal service workers following closely at 16.1%.
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 Wilsonton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL33087/wilsonton/topic/employment