4.1% ▼ -29.7%
Lower than 60% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 5.8%
- 2016: 0.8%
- 2021: 4.1%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Glass House Mountains · Urban Centre
Jobs & Industry in Glass House Mountains
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
More adults are working or looking for work in Glass House Mountains than in most similar areas. This activity is paired with a low unemployment rate of 4.1%, which is a little below the figures for Queensland and Australia.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The number of adults working or looking for work rose 5.6 points since 2011 to 60.7%. Meanwhile, unemployment fell 1.7 points over the same period, leaving it lower than most other areas.
60.7% ▲ +10.1%
Higher than 73% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 55.1%
- 2016: 59.9%
- 2021: 60.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
56.5% ▼ -0.1%
Higher than 52% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 56.5%
- 2016: 88.7%
- 2021: 56.5%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the most common industry for local workers at 14.3%, followed closely by construction at 14.1%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Technicians and trades workers make up the largest group of employees at 17.8%, while professionals account for 15.8% of the local workforce.
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 Glass House Mountains [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL315037/glass-house-mountains/topic/employment