3.2% ▼ -23.5%
Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.2%
- 2016: 4.8%
- 2021: 3.2%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Woodwark · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Woodwark
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
More adults are working or looking for work in Woodwark than in most similar areas. This high level of activity is seen in a community where 67.1% of adults are in the workforce, which is well above the national figure of 61.1%.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The unemployment rate is 3.2%, which is a little below the Queensland figure. Full-time employment sits at 58.7%, about the same as the state and national averages.
67.1% ▼ -4.7%
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 70.4%
- 2016: 68.8%
- 2021: 67.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
58.7% ▼ -12.3%
Higher than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 67.0%
- 2016: 66.2%
- 2021: 58.7%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The local workforce is split across several sectors, with accommodation and food services being the most common at 14.8%, followed closely by construction at 14.4% and mining at 9.4%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Technicians and trades workers make up the largest group at 18.5%, while professionals account for 16.8% 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 Woodwark [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL33140/woodwark/topic/employment