4.3% ▼ -25.3%
Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.8%
- 2016: 6.7%
- 2021: 4.3%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Wynnum · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Wynnum
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
More people are working or looking for work in Wynnum than in most similar areas. This is a strong employment hub where 65% of adults are in the workforce, well above the national figure of 61.1%. Full-time employment is also high here, reflecting a stable job market.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time employment is well above the national figure at 62.3%. While the unemployment rate is 4.3%, this is a little below the Queensland average of 5.4%.
65.0% ▲ +3.6%
Higher than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 62.8%
- 2016: 63.3%
- 2021: 65.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
62.3% ▼ -4.5%
Higher than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 65.2%
- 2016: 63.5%
- 2021: 62.3%
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 for local workers at 14%, followed by construction at 9.7% and education and training at 9.4%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professional roles are the most frequent occupation at 25.1%, while managers make up 15.7% 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 Wynnum [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL33188/wynnum/topic/employment