5.6% ▼ -27.9%
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.8%
- 2016: 8.5%
- 2021: 5.6%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Queenstown · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Queenstown
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A 5.6% unemployment rate is much higher than most similar areas, marking a key challenge for Queenstown. While many residents find work in health and social assistance, the overall number of adults working or looking for work is well below both state and national figures.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 56.5% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well below the national figure of 61.1%. Full-time employment sits at 56.3%, a little below the Australian average.
56.5% ▲ +5.7%
Lower than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 53.4%
- 2016: 52.4%
- 2021: 56.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
56.3% ▼ -10.6%
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 63.0%
- 2016: 60.6%
- 2021: 56.3%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the biggest employer at 16.6%, followed by retail trade at 9.5% and education and training at 9.4%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 17.8%, while community and personal service workers account for 16.1% 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 Queenstown [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41232/queenstown/topic/employment