4.1% ▲ +29.5%
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.2%
- 2016: 4.9%
- 2021: 4.1%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Wilston · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Wilston
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Professionals make up 43.2% of the workforce in Wilston, making it a hub for highly skilled workers. The area is defined by a very high employment rate, with 75% of adults working or looking for work. This is far above both the state and national figures.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
A high proportion of the community is in the workforce, with full-time employment at 62.7%, which is well above the national figure of 58.9%. The unemployment rate is 4.1%, which is a little below the Queensland average.
75.0% ▲ +1.7%
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 73.8%
- 2016: 73.1%
- 2021: 75.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
62.7% ▼ -2.4%
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 64.2%
- 2016: 63.8%
- 2021: 62.7%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The most common industries for locals are health care and social assistance at 19.2%, followed by professional and technical services at 17.1%. Education and training also employ a significant 9.8% of the population.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professional roles are the most common, accounting for 43.2% of jobs, while managers make up 17.3%. Clerical and administrative positions follow at 11%, with community and personal service workers making up 8.4%.
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 Wilston [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL33089/wilston/topic/employment