4.2% ▼ -31.5%
Lower than 58% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 6.1%
- 2016: 4.1%
- 2021: 4.2%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Palmwoods · Urban Centre
Jobs & Industry in Palmwoods
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Far fewer people hold full-time roles in Palmwoods than in the rest of Queensland. While more adults here are working or looking for work than in most similar areas, the typical job is not a full-time position. This shift is mirrored by a falling unemployment rate, which dropped to 4.2% over the last decade.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Adults working or looking for work rose to 60.6% since 2011. However, full-time employment at 53.7% is well below the national figure and has barely changed in ten years.
60.6% ▲ +7.8%
Higher than 72% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 56.2%
- 2016: 66.1%
- 2021: 60.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
53.7% ▼ -0.8%
Lower than 63% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 54.1%
- 2016: 70.3%
- 2021: 53.7%
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 18.7%. Other common industries include construction at 12.4% and retail trade at 10.1%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 20.2%. Technicians and tradespeople follow at 15.3%, while clerical and administrative roles account for 13.4%.
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 Palmwoods [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL314019/palmwoods/topic/employment