7.4% ▼ -22.0%
Higher than 77% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 9.5%
- 2016: 10.4%
- 2021: 7.4%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Calliope · Urban Centre
Jobs & Industry in Calliope
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Full-time work is very common in Calliope, where 66% of the workforce holds a full-time role. This reflects a strong local job market that has grown significantly over the last decade. While more people are working or looking for work than in most other areas, the local unemployment rate remains slightly higher than the national figure.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 65.3% of adults are working or looking for work, which is much higher than most areas and well above the national figure of 61.1%. Full-time employment has surged by 23 points since 2011, though the unemployment rate of 7.4% is still a little above the Queensland average.
65.3% ▲ +141.3%
Higher than 85% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 27.0%
- 2016: 41.3%
- 2021: 65.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
66.0% ▲ +53.1%
Higher than 89% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 43.1%
- 2016: 54.9%
- 2021: 66.0%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Manufacturing is the most common industry here, employing 13% of the local workforce. Construction follows closely at 12.2%, with retail trade and health care each accounting for around 9.5% of jobs.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Trades and technical roles are the most frequent occupations at 22.8%, followed by machinery operators and drivers at 16.4%. Labourers make up 13.8% of the workforce, while community services and professional roles each account for just under 10%.
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 Calliope [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL315012/calliope/topic/employment