5.0% ▲ +3.1%
Higher than 55% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 4.9%
- 2016: 6.4%
- 2021: 5.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Redlands · State Electorate
Jobs & Industry in Redlands
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A sharp 7.6 percentage point drop in full-time employment since 2011 defines the changing workforce in Redlands. While the unemployment rate remains steady at 5.0%, fewer adults are working or looking for work compared to the rest of the state.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 57.7% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well below the Queensland figure of 61.6%. Full-time employment has also fallen significantly since 2011, though the 5.0% unemployment rate is about the same as the national figure.
57.7% ▼ -10.6%
Lower than 70% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 64.6%
- 2016: 64.0%
- 2021: 57.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
57.7% ▼ -11.7%
Lower than 59% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 65.3%
- 2016: 63.6%
- 2021: 57.7%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the biggest employer at 14.8%, followed closely by construction at 13.4% and retail trade at 10.0%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professional roles are the most common occupation at 16.7%, followed almost equally by technicians and trades at 16.5% and clerical and administrative work at 15.1%.
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 Redlands [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED30072/redlands/topic/employment