4.1% —
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 3.7%
- 2021: 4.1%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Woolmar · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Woolmar
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A higher share of adults are working or looking for work in Woolmar than in most other similar areas. This is a productive community where 64.0% of adults are in the labour force, and the unemployment rate of 4.1% is a little below the Queensland figure.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Around 64.0% of adults are working or looking for work, which is a little above the national figure of 61.1%. Full-time employment sits at 58.3%, which is about the same as both the state and the nation.
64.0% —
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 57.8%
- 2021: 64.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
58.3% —
Higher than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 63.3%
- 2021: 58.3%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Manufacturing is the dominant industry here, employing 39.9% of the workforce. Other common sectors include education and training at 9.9%, and health care and social assistance at 7.4%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Labourers make up the largest group of workers at 43.1%, followed by technicians and trades at 15.2%. Professionals account for 9.9% of the local workforce, while community and personal service roles make up 9.2%.
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 Woolmar [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL33145/woolmar/topic/employment