5.7% ▲ +7.8%
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.3%
- 2016: 12.2%
- 2021: 5.7%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Zilzie · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Zilzie
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Just over half of adults in Zilzie are working or looking for work, which is far below the national figure. This sparsely populated area sees a high proportion of its workforce in health and mining, while the unemployment rate is much higher than in most similar areas.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 50.1% of adults are working or looking for work, a figure far below both Queensland and Australia. While 56% of workers are employed full-time, the unemployment rate of 5.7% is much higher than in most other similar areas.
50.1% ▼ -1.9%
Lower than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 51.0%
- 2016: 52.7%
- 2021: 50.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
56.0% ▼ -15.8%
Lower than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 66.6%
- 2016: 59.7%
- 2021: 56.0%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The most common industries for local workers are health care and social assistance at 16.1%, followed by mining at 11.9% and construction at 10.5%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Technicians and trades workers make up the largest group at 16.3%, while community and personal service roles account for 14.7% of jobs.
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 Zilzie [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL33233/zilzie/topic/employment