20.9% ▼ -22.9%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 27.1%
- 2016: 18.1%
- 2021: 20.9%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Woorabinda · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Woorabinda
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A high unemployment rate of 20.9% defines the job market in Woorabinda, where far fewer adults are working or looking for work than in other parts of the state. Most people who are employed find work in essential community services like education and health.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 38.3% of adults are working or looking for work, which is far below the Queensland figure of 61.6%. For those in the workforce, the unemployment rate is among the highest at this level, sitting at 20.9%.
38.3% ▼ -16.6%
Lower than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 45.9%
- 2016: 37.2%
- 2021: 38.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
57.2% ▼ -4.5%
Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 59.9%
- 2016: 63.2%
- 2021: 57.2%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Employment is concentrated in a few key sectors, with education and training (27.3%) and public administration and safety (26.8%) being the most common. Health care and social assistance also employ a significant 22.7% of the workforce.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Community and personal service workers make up the largest group at 28.4%, followed by professionals at 21.6%. Labourers account for 17% of the local workforce, while clerical and administrative roles make up 12.9%.
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 Woorabinda [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL33156/woorabinda/topic/employment