4.1% ▼ -55.5%
Lower than 75% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 9.2%
- 2016: 11.1%
- 2021: 4.1%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Oodgeroo · State Electorate
Jobs & Industry in Oodgeroo
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Health care and social assistance is the most common industry for workers in Oodgeroo, where 14.9% of the workforce is employed in this sector. The area has seen a significant shift in its workforce, with the proportion of adults working or looking for work jumping 12 percentage points since 2011.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
While 59.4% of adults are working or looking for work—a little below the national figure—the unemployment rate has fallen sharply to 4.1%. This rate is much lower than most similar areas and is a little below the Queensland average.
59.4% ▲ +26.2%
Lower than 62% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 47.0%
- 2016: 44.8%
- 2021: 59.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
57.8% ▼ -1.9%
Lower than 58% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 59.0%
- 2016: 57.5%
- 2021: 57.8%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Beyond health care, construction is the next biggest employer at 10.9%, followed by retail trade at 9.5% and education and training at 8.8%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 21.5%, while managers and clerical or administrative staff each account for about 15% 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 Oodgeroo [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED30068/oodgeroo/topic/employment