4.5% ▼ -15.3%
Lower than 63% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 5.3%
- 2016: 6.6%
- 2021: 4.5%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Capalaba · State Electorate
Jobs & Industry in Capalaba
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Health care and social assistance is the biggest employer in Capalaba, where 15% of workers are in this field. The area has a strong employment profile, with more adults working or looking for work than in most similar places. This workforce is largely stable, with a low unemployment rate of 4.5%.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 65% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well above the national figure of 61.1%. While full-time employment is a little above the state average at 60.1%, this figure has fallen by 5.1 points since 2011.
65.0% ▲ +11.6%
Higher than 70% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 58.2%
- 2016: 54.2%
- 2021: 65.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
60.1% ▼ -7.9%
Higher than 63% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 65.2%
- 2016: 64.3%
- 2021: 60.1%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The local workforce is led by health care and social assistance at 15%, followed by construction at 12.1% and retail trade at 10.2%. Other significant sectors include education and training at 8.1% and manufacturing at 7.5%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 17%, followed closely by technicians and trades at 16.7%. Clerical and administrative roles account for 15.1%, while 11.8% of residents work in community and personal services.
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 Capalaba [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED30017/capalaba/topic/employment