4.3% ▼ -28.0%
Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.0%
- 2016: 7.8%
- 2021: 4.3%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Woongarra · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Woongarra
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
More people are working or looking for work in Woongarra than in most similar areas. The local workforce is particularly strong, with 67.9% of adults active in the labour market. This is well above the national figure of 61.1%.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time employment is very high here at 65.4%, which is well above the Queensland figure of 59%. Meanwhile, the unemployment rate is 4.3%, which is a little below the state average.
67.9% ▲ +2.6%
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 66.2%
- 2016: 67.5%
- 2021: 67.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
65.4% ▲ +6.6%
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 61.3%
- 2016: 64.2%
- 2021: 65.4%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the biggest employer in the area, making up 24% of local jobs. Other common industries include health care and social assistance at 11.9%, and construction at 9.9%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Managers are the most common type of worker at 21.8%, followed by labourers at 15.4%. Technicians, trades, and clerical workers each make up 12.8% 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 Woongarra [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL33153/woongarra/topic/employment