5.5% ▼ -5.7%
Higher than 61% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 5.8%
- 2016: 7.4%
- 2021: 5.5%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Brisbane · Urban Centre
Jobs & Industry in Brisbane
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 Brisbane, with 15.6% of the workforce employed in the sector. The area has a very active workforce, with 65.5% of adults working or looking for work—a figure well above both the Queensland and national averages.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 60.1% of residents have full-time jobs, which is a little above the national figure, though this has fallen 4.9 points since 2011. The unemployment rate is 5.5%, which is about the same as the state and national figures.
65.5% ▼ -0.3%
Higher than 86% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 65.7%
- 2016: 64.3%
- 2021: 65.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
60.1% ▼ -7.6%
Higher than 71% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 65.1%
- 2016: 63.7%
- 2021: 60.1%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Aside from health care, many people work in education and training (9.0%), retail trade (9.0%), professional and technical services (8.8%), and construction (8.2%).
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 25.5%. Other common roles include clerical and administrative staff (13.6%), managers (12.5%), and technicians and trades (12.0%).
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 Brisbane [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL301001/brisbane/topic/employment