2.5% ▼ -50.3%
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.0%
- 2016: 1.9%
- 2021: 2.5%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Woodhill · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Woodhill
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A far higher share of adults are working or looking for work in Woodhill compared to the state and national figures. This strong employment trend is mirrored by a very high rate of full-time work and an unemployment rate that is lower than most areas.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 71.7% of adults are in the workforce, which is far above the Queensland figure of 61.6%. Full-time employment is also well above the national average at 66.8%, while the unemployment rate is a little below the national figure at 2.5%.
71.7% ▲ +1.1%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 70.9%
- 2016: 69.1%
- 2021: 71.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
66.8% ▲ +4.0%
Higher than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 64.2%
- 2016: 72.3%
- 2021: 66.8%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Construction is the biggest employer in the area, accounting for 18.1% of jobs. Other common industries include health care and social assistance at 10.5%, followed by manufacturing at 8.6%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
The most common roles are technicians and trades, who make up 20.9% of the workforce. Professionals, clerical and administrative staff, and labourers each represent between 12.1% and 13.9% of occupations.
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 Woodhill [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL33134/woodhill/topic/employment