7.4% ▲ +28.1%
Higher than 77% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 5.7%
- 2016: 6.3%
- 2021: 7.4%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Oakey · Urban Centre
Jobs & Industry in Oakey
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Far more people work full-time in Oakey than in the typical Australian town. While 63.2% of the local workforce is in full-time roles, the overall proportion of adults working or looking for work is much lower than the national figure.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time employment has risen by 7.9 percentage points since 2011 to 63.2%. However, the unemployment rate has also climbed to 7.4%, which is a little above the figures for Queensland and Australia.
53.9% ▼ -8.7%
Higher than 52% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 59.0%
- 2016: 59.0%
- 2021: 53.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
63.2% ▲ +14.3%
Higher than 83% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 55.3%
- 2016: 56.8%
- 2021: 63.2%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Manufacturing is the largest employer in Oakey, accounting for 22.2% of jobs. Other common industries include health care and social assistance at 13.9%, and retail trade at 8.7%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Labourers make up the largest group of workers at 26.7%, followed by technicians and trades at 15.9%. Community and personal service roles are also common, representing 14.1% of occupations.
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 Oakey [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL315076/oakey/topic/employment