9.3% ▲ +42.6%
Higher than 86% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 6.5%
- 2016: 15.4%
- 2021: 9.3%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Lowood · Urban Centre
Jobs & Industry in Lowood
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Far fewer adults are working or looking for work in Lowood compared to the rest of the country. Only 46.9% of adults are in the labour force, which is far below the national figure of 61.1%. This gap is paired with a high unemployment rate of 9.3%, which is well above both the state and national averages.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The unemployment rate has risen 2.8 percentage points since 2011 to reach 9.3%, a figure much higher than most similar areas. Full-time employment sits at 57.2%, which is a little below the Queensland figure of 59.0%.
46.9% ▼ -23.0%
Lower than 68% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 61.0%
- 2016: 31.1%
- 2021: 46.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
57.2% ▼ -2.8%
Higher than 56% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 58.9%
- 2016: 40.5%
- 2021: 57.2%
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 13.9%. Manufacturing and retail trade both follow closely at 10.8% each.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Labourers are the most common occupation at 16.9%, followed by technicians and trades workers at 15.5%. Community and personal service roles account for 14.8% of jobs.
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 Lowood [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL315054/lowood/topic/employment