3.9% ▼ -47.6%
Lower than 80% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 7.4%
- 2016: 7.0%
- 2021: 3.9%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Greenslopes · State Electorate
Jobs & Industry in Greenslopes
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A far higher share of adults are working or looking for work in Greenslopes compared to the rest of the country. This active workforce is underpinned by strong employment figures and a very low unemployment rate of 3.9%.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The number of adults working or looking for work is far above the national figure, reaching 73.1%. This is matched by a high rate of full-time employment at 62.1%, while the unemployment rate has fallen significantly since 2011.
73.1% ▲ +9.6%
Higher than 99% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 66.7%
- 2016: 65.9%
- 2021: 73.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
62.1% ▲ +0.8%
Higher than 78% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 61.6%
- 2016: 61.2%
- 2021: 62.1%
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 18.2%, followed by professional and technical services at 12.2% and education and training at 11.0%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professional roles are the most common occupation for 36.6% of workers, which is consistent with the high number of people employed in technical and health industries.
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 Greenslopes [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED30030/greenslopes/topic/employment