6.5% ▲ +39.0%
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.7%
- 2016: 9.3%
- 2021: 6.5%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Redcliffe · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Redcliffe
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Full-time employment has risen significantly in Redcliffe, with 63.4% of the workforce now in permanent roles. This is well above the national figure of 58.9%, though the area faces a higher unemployment rate than most similar places.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 61% of adults are working or looking for work, which is roughly the same as the national figure. While full-time work is common, the unemployment rate of 6.5% is a little above both the state and national figures.
61.0% ▼ -0.8%
Higher than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 61.5%
- 2016: 59.6%
- 2021: 61.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
63.4% ▼ -5.7%
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 67.2%
- 2016: 65.8%
- 2021: 63.4%
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 here at 12.2%. Other major employers include retail trade at 8.8%, followed by construction and transport and warehousing, which both sit at 7.5%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 19.3%. Other common roles include technicians and trades at 13.9% and clerical and administrative positions at 13.2%.
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 Redcliffe [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51287/redcliffe/topic/employment