3.3% ▼ -12.1%
Lower than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.8%
- 2016: 3.5%
- 2021: 3.3%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Withcott · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Withcott
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A much higher share of adults are working or looking for work in Withcott compared to the rest of the country. This reflects a strong employment profile where 71.4% of adults are in the labour force, which is far above the national figure of 61.1%. The area is characterized by a high proportion of full-time roles and a low unemployment rate.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time employment is well above the state and national figures, sitting at 63.2%. This strong activity is matched by an unemployment rate of 3.3%, which is a little below the Queensland figure of 5.4%.
71.4% ▲ +9.3%
Higher than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 65.4%
- 2016: 68.0%
- 2021: 71.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
63.2% ▼ -2.7%
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 64.9%
- 2016: 61.9%
- 2021: 63.2%
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 for local workers at 14.9%, followed by construction at 12.4% and education and training at 10.7%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Technicians and trades workers make up the largest group at 19.8%. Professionals are the next most common occupation at 15.8%, with clerical and administrative roles accounting for 13.6% of the 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 Withcott [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL33103/withcott/topic/employment