6.1% ▲ +26.5%
Higher than 76% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 4.8%
- 2016: 6.2%
- 2021: 6.1%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
South Brisbane · State Electorate
Jobs & Industry in South Brisbane
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A much higher share of adults are working or looking for work in South Brisbane compared to the rest of the country. Nearly 70% of adults are active in the labour force, which is well above the national figure of 61.1%. This creates a workforce heavily weighted toward professional and technical roles.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 69.5% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well above the Queensland figure. While 60.5% of the workforce is employed full-time, this is a little above the national average but has fallen by 4.5 percentage points since 2011. The unemployment rate is 6.1%, which is a little above the Australian figure and rose 1.3 points since 2011.
69.5% ▼ -3.0%
Higher than 90% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 71.7%
- 2016: 68.3%
- 2021: 69.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
60.5% ▼ -6.9%
Higher than 68% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 65.0%
- 2016: 64.6%
- 2021: 60.5%
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 15.6%, followed by professional and technical services at 14.4%. Other common industries include accommodation and food (10.0%), education and training (9.7%), and retail trade (7.2%).
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 38.6%, with managers accounting for another 13.6%. Clerical and administrative roles (11.5%) and community and personal service jobs (11.1%) are also common, while technicians and trades make up 7.8% of the 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 South Brisbane [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED30076/south-brisbane/topic/employment