6.0% —
Higher than 67% of urban centre areas.
- 2016: 7.1%
- 2021: 6.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Warwick · Urban Centre
Jobs & Industry in Warwick
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Well below the national figure, only 52.8% of adults in Warwick are working or looking for work. The local job market is anchored by health and retail, though the unemployment rate of 6.0% remains higher than in most similar areas.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
While the unemployment rate fell to 6.0% since 2016, full-time employment has dipped slightly to 57.4%. This is a little below the Queensland figure of 59.0%.
52.8% —
Lower than 51% of urban centre areas.
- 2016: 52.8%
- 2021: 52.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
57.4% —
Higher than 57% of urban centre areas.
- 2016: 58.9%
- 2021: 57.4%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the largest employer at 15.3%, followed by retail trade at 13.8% and manufacturing at 11.4%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Labourers make up the biggest group of workers at 18.1%. Other common roles include community and personal service workers at 13.5% and technicians and tradespeople at 13.0%.
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 Warwick [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL313010/warwick/topic/employment