6.6% ▼ -17.7%
Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.1%
- 2016: 7.9%
- 2021: 6.6%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Witta · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Witta
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Less than half of the adults in Witta are working or looking for work, at just 49.0%. This is far below the national figure, reflecting a local workforce that is much smaller than in most other areas.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 42.7% of residents have full-time jobs, which is far below the Queensland figure of 59.0%. This lower level of employment is seen alongside an unemployment rate of 6.6%, which is a little above both the state and national averages.
49.0% ▼ -11.2%
Lower than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 55.2%
- 2016: 50.4%
- 2021: 49.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
42.7% ▼ -14.5%
Lower than 94% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 50.0%
- 2016: 50.1%
- 2021: 42.7%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The most common industries for local workers are health care and social assistance at 17.1%, followed by retail trade at 11.4% and construction at 10.6%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 23.1%. Managers, technicians and trades workers also feature prominently, at 15.5% and 14.9% respectively.
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 Witta [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL33105/witta/topic/employment