6.6% ▼ -12.9%
Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.6%
- 2016: 9.1%
- 2021: 6.6%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Woody Point · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Woody Point
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A much higher unemployment rate of 6.6% marks the current job market in Woody Point. This is a little above the national figure and the Queensland average. Only 52.5% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well below the figures for both the state and the nation.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Fewer people are in the workforce here than in most areas. Full-time employment sits at 55.9%, which is well below the Queensland figure of 59.0%.
52.5% ▼ -5.7%
Lower than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 55.7%
- 2016: 57.0%
- 2021: 52.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
55.9% ▼ -12.4%
Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 63.9%
- 2016: 61.1%
- 2021: 55.9%
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 for workers at 18.2%. Other common fields include education and training at 10.3% and construction at 9.3%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professional roles are the most frequent occupation at 20.6%. Community and personal service workers make up 14.5%, followed closely by clerical and administrative staff at 14.4%.
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 Woody Point [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL33141/woody-point/topic/employment