0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Wychie · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Wychie
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A very high workforce rate defines Wychie, where 74.1% of adults are working or looking for work. This is far above both the state and national figures. The local economy is heavily anchored in the land, with over half of the workforce employed in agriculture, forestry and fishing.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Working or looking for work is much more common here than in most areas, yet the full-time employment rate is far below the national figure at 30%. This is paired with a 0.0% unemployment rate, which is well below the Queensland average.
74.1% —
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
30.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the dominant industry for 55.0% of workers. Construction follows as the next most common sector, accounting for 15.0% of jobs.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
The workforce is split across several roles, with managers and technicians and trades both making up 20.0% of occupations, while labourers account for 15.0%.
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 Wychie [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL33186/wychie/topic/employment