4.4% ▲ +5.0%
Lower than 67% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 4.2%
- 2016: 5.3%
- 2021: 4.4%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Glass House · State Electorate
Jobs & Industry in Glass House
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Far fewer adults are working or looking for work in Glass House than in the rest of the state. Only 55.4% of adults are in the labour force, and full-time employment has dropped significantly since 2011. Despite this, the unemployment rate remains low at 4.4%, which is slightly below the national figure.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The number of adults working or looking for work is much lower than in most areas, falling 15 points since 2011 to 55.4%. Full-time employment has also dropped by 8.4 points to 53.8%, leaving Glass House well below the Queensland figure of 59%.
55.4% ▼ -20.9%
Lower than 79% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 70.1%
- 2016: 67.3%
- 2021: 55.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
53.8% ▼ -13.5%
Lower than 86% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 62.2%
- 2016: 61.4%
- 2021: 53.8%
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 14.3% of the workforce, followed closely by construction at 13.1%. Education and training and retail trade both account for 8.4% of jobs.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professional roles are the most common occupation at 17.3%, with technicians and trades following at 16.8%. Managers make up 13.7% of the workforce, while clerical and administrative staff and labourers both account for around 12%.
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 Glass House [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED30029/glass-house/topic/employment