15.3% ▲ +9.5%
Higher than 97% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 14.0%
- 2016: 19.1%
- 2021: 15.3%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Woodridge · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Woodridge
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A 15.3% unemployment rate makes Woodridge one of the areas with the highest joblessness at this level. This struggle for work is a defining feature of the local economy, as far fewer adults are in the workforce compared to the rest of the state and country.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 46.3% of adults are working or looking for work, which is far below the national figure of 61.1%. Full-time employment is also well below the Queensland average, with only 55.7% of the workforce in full-time roles.
46.3% ▼ -9.2%
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 50.9%
- 2016: 49.5%
- 2021: 46.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
55.7% ▼ -12.2%
Lower than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 63.5%
- 2016: 60.9%
- 2021: 55.7%
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 here at 13.5%, followed by manufacturing at 11.8% and transport and warehousing at 10.3%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Labourers make up the largest group of workers at 21.9%, with machinery operators and drivers following at 17.3%. Community and personal service workers and technicians and trades each represent 13.6% 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 Woodridge [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL33138/woodridge/topic/employment