9.1% ▲ +164.3%
Higher than 86% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 3.4%
- 2016: 5.9%
- 2021: 9.1%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Agnes Water · Urban Centre
Jobs & Industry in Agnes Water
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A far lower share of adults in Agnes Water are working or looking for work compared to the rest of the country. Only 48.2% of adults are in the labour force, a figure that has dropped by 25 points since 2011. This trend is mirrored by a rise in unemployment, which has climbed to 9.1%.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time employment is well below the national figure at 52.6%, and this has fallen by 12 points over the last decade. The unemployment rate is now 9.1%, which is much higher than most similar areas and well above the Queensland average of 5.4%.
48.2% ▼ -34.3%
Lower than 64% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 73.4%
- 2016: 70.6%
- 2021: 48.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
52.6% ▼ -18.8%
Lower than 69% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 64.8%
- 2016: 63.9%
- 2021: 52.6%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Local jobs are spread across several sectors, with accommodation and food services being the biggest employer at 18.1%. Construction, education and training, retail trade, and mining also make up significant portions of the workforce.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professional roles are the most common occupation at 17.2%, followed closely by technicians and trades at 16.5%. Labourers, managers, and community or personal service workers also represent large shares of the local working population.
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 Agnes Water [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL315001/agnes-water/topic/employment