4.2% ▼ -24.5%
Lower than 72% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 5.6%
- 2016: 7.6%
- 2021: 4.2%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Aspley · State Electorate
Jobs & Industry in Aspley
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
More adults are working or looking for work in Aspley than in most similar areas, with 65.2% of the adult population in the labour force. This workforce is largely stable, though full-time employment has dropped 7.2 percentage points since 2011.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The unemployment rate is 4.2%, which is lower than most areas and a little below the Queensland figure of 5.4%. While 60.4% of people are employed full-time, this is a little above the national figure of 58.9%.
65.2% ▼ -6.5%
Higher than 71% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 69.8%
- 2016: 67.5%
- 2021: 65.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
60.4% ▼ -10.7%
Higher than 66% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 67.6%
- 2016: 65.5%
- 2021: 60.4%
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, employing 17.8% of the workforce. Other major sectors include retail trade at 9.3% and professional and technical services at 9.2%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 28.9%. Clerical and administrative roles follow at 14.6%, while managers account for 13.5% 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 Aspley [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED30002/aspley/topic/employment