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Jobs & Industry in Woolloongabba

Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.

More adults are working or looking for work in Woolloongabba than in most similar areas. While 69.4% of adults are in the labour force, the area also faces a higher unemployment rate than the national figure. This creates a local job market where high activity sits alongside a 6.6% unemployment rate.

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📍 Woolloongabba, Suburb / Locality

Where Woolloongabba sits — Unemployment rate

6.6% ▼ -6.1%

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Woolloongabba — higher than 81% of areas.

Woolloongabba6.6%
4102, QLD 6.7%
Queensland 5.4%
Australia 5.1%

Labour force

Employment, participation and unemployment.

A high 69.4% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well above the Queensland figure of 61.6%. However, unemployment is a little above the national average at 6.6%, a rate that is much higher than most similar areas.

Unemployment rate

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6.6% ▼ -6.1%

Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.

Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).

Labour-force participation

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69.4% ▲ +7.3%

Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.

Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.

Employed full-time

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57.0% ▼ -9.2%

Lower than 56% of suburb / locality areas.

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 local workers at 18.8%, followed by accommodation and food services at 12.1%. Professional and technical roles also make up a large slice of the workforce at 11.1%.

Occupations

The kinds of jobs people do.

Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 36.7%. Other common roles include community and personal service workers at 12.2% and clerical and administrative staff at 11.3%.

Occupations people work in

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In Woolloongabba, the largest group is Professionals at 37%, followed by Community & personal service (12%) and Clerical & administrative (12%).

Professionals 36.7% Community & personal service 12.2% Clerical & administrative 11.3% Managers 11.1% Technicians & trades 9.0% Sales workers 7.6% Labourers 7.6% Machinery operators & drivers 2.6%

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 Woolloongabba [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL33144/woolloongabba/topic/employment