9.1% ▲ +3.8%
Higher than 86% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 8.8%
- 2016: 4.3%
- 2021: 9.1%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Innisfail · Urban Centre
Jobs & Industry in Innisfail
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A much higher unemployment rate than the national figure defines the job market in Innisfail. While about 19% of workers are in agriculture, forestry and fishing, the overall number of adults working or looking for work is well below the national average.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The unemployment rate is 9.1%, which is well above both the Queensland (5.4%) and Australian (5.1%) figures. Only 51.3% of adults are working or looking for work, a figure far below the state average.
51.3% ▼ -3.0%
Lower than 56% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 52.9%
- 2016: 64.1%
- 2021: 51.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
56.4% ▼ -4.5%
Higher than 52% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 59.0%
- 2016: 63.3%
- 2021: 56.4%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the largest employer at 18.9%, followed by health care and social assistance at 16.2%. Other common industries include retail trade at 9.9% and education and training at 7.3%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Labourers make up the largest group of workers at 25.4%. Other common roles include community and personal service workers at 13% and professionals at 12.5%.
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 Innisfail [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL314013/innisfail/topic/employment