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Samford Valley - Highvale · Urban Centre

Jobs & Industry in Samford Valley - Highvale

Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.

A much higher share of adults are working or looking for work in Samford Valley - Highvale compared to most areas. This workforce participation rate reached 67.4% in 2021, marking a significant increase over the last decade. While more people are active in the job market, the proportion of full-time roles has actually dropped.

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📍 Samford Valley - Highvale, Urban Centre

Where Samford Valley - Highvale sits — Unemployment rate

4.3% ▼ -36.8%

All urban centre areas, 2021. The marker is Samford Valley - Highvale — lower than 56% of areas.

Samford Valley - Highvale4.3%
4520, QLD 3.6%
Queensland 5.4%
Australia 5.1%

Labour force

Employment, participation and unemployment.

Adults working or looking for work rose 14 percentage points since 2011 to 67.4%, which is well above the national figure of 61.1%. At the same time, the unemployment rate fell to 4.3%, sitting a little below the Queensland average.

Unemployment rate

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4.3% ▼ -36.8%

Lower than 56% of urban centre areas.

Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).

Labour-force participation

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67.4% ▲ +25.8%

Higher than 88% of urban centre areas.

Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.

Employed full-time

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57.3% ▼ -13.4%

Higher than 57% of urban centre areas.

Share of employed people who worked full-time.

Industries

The industries that employ local workers.

The local workforce is spread across several sectors, with health care and social assistance being the most common at 14.0%. Professional and technical services follow closely at 13.8%, with education and training making up 9.8% of jobs.

Occupations

The kinds of jobs people do.

Professional roles are the most common occupation for residents, accounting for 31.6% of the workforce. Managers make up another 17.4%, while clerical and administrative staff represent 14.8% of workers.

Occupations people work in

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In Samford Valley - Highvale, the largest group is Professionals at 32%, followed by Managers (18%) and Clerical & administrative (15%).

Professionals 31.6% Managers 17.4% Clerical & administrative 14.8% Technicians & trades 10.4% Community & personal service 10.1% Sales workers 7.5% Labourers 4.8% Machinery operators & drivers 2.3%

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 Samford Valley - Highvale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL315087/samford-valley-highvale/topic/employment