5.3% ▲ +130.0%
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.3%
- 2016: 7.0%
- 2021: 5.3%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Woodbury · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Woodbury
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Just 56.6% of adults in Woodbury are working or looking for work, which is well below the figures for Queensland and Australia. This low level of employment is a key feature of the local workforce, with far fewer people in full-time roles than in most other areas.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Adults working or looking for work are well below the national figure, and the proportion of full-time employees is also well below the state average at 55.7%. Meanwhile, the unemployment rate is 5.3%, which is about the same as the state and national figures.
56.6% ▼ -8.3%
Lower than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 61.7%
- 2016: 56.5%
- 2021: 56.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
55.7% ▼ -5.3%
Lower than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 58.8%
- 2016: 59.6%
- 2021: 55.7%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The local workforce is spread across several sectors, with health care and social assistance leading at 11.9%, followed closely by education and training at 11.4%. Construction and mining also play notable roles, employing 10.0% and 7.3% of workers respectively.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Technicians and trades workers make up the largest group at 25.6%. Other common roles include professionals at 14.2%, while clerical and administrative staff and labourers each account for 11.9% of the local 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 Woodbury [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL33129/woodbury/topic/employment