9.1% ▼ -18.8%
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.2%
- 2016: 12.0%
- 2021: 9.1%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Woree · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Woree
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A much higher unemployment rate of 9.1% defines the job market in Woree compared to the rest of the country. While many residents find work in health and social care, the overall proportion of adults working or looking for work is well below the national figure.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 53.4% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well below the Queensland figure of 61.6%. This contributes to a local unemployment rate of 9.1%, which is well above both the state and national rates.
53.4% ▼ -6.3%
Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 57.0%
- 2016: 56.7%
- 2021: 53.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
57.5% ▼ -10.4%
Lower than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 64.2%
- 2016: 59.5%
- 2021: 57.5%
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 at 15.8%, followed by retail trade at 11.2% and accommodation and food services at 9.8%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Community and personal service workers and technicians and trades both make up 16.1% of the workforce, with labourers accounting for another 14.6%.
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 Woree [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL33165/woree/topic/employment