4.5% ▼ -45.6%
Lower than 54% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 8.2%
- 2016: 4.8%
- 2021: 4.5%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Fernvale · Urban Centre
Jobs & Industry in Fernvale
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Health care and social assistance is the biggest employer in Fernvale, where 14.5% of workers are in this field. The area has seen a significant rise in employment, with those working or looking for work jumping 24 points since 2011. Now, 63.9% of adults are in the labour force, which is much higher than most similar areas.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time employment is high at 61.6%, a little above the national figure and up 9.1 points since 2011. At the same time, the unemployment rate has fallen to 4.5%, which is about the same as the Queensland and Australian figures.
63.9% ▲ +59.4%
Higher than 81% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 40.1%
- 2016: 72.5%
- 2021: 63.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
61.6% ▲ +17.3%
Higher than 77% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 52.5%
- 2016: 64.1%
- 2021: 61.6%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Beyond health care, a tenth of the workforce is in public administration and safety. Other common industries include retail trade at 9.7%, manufacturing at 9.1%, and construction at 9.0%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Technicians and tradespeople make up the largest group of workers at 17.1%. This is followed by community and personal service workers (15.1%) and clerical and administrative staff (13.9%).
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 Fernvale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL315035/fernvale/topic/employment