5.4% ▲ +0.3%
Higher than 60% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 5.4%
- 2016: 7.9%
- 2021: 5.4%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Stanthorpe · Urban Centre
Jobs & Industry in Stanthorpe
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Fewer than half of adults in Stanthorpe are working or looking for work, at just 46.2%. This is far below the figures for Queensland and Australia. The local job market has shifted significantly, with full-time employment dropping by 19 percentage points since 2011.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 50.3% of people have full-time jobs, which is well below the national figure of 58.9%. This reflects a broader trend in the area, as the proportion of adults working or looking for work has fallen 11 points since 2011. Meanwhile, the unemployment rate is 5.4%, about the same as the state and national figures.
46.2% ▼ -19.5%
Lower than 70% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 57.5%
- 2016: 58.8%
- 2021: 46.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
50.3% ▼ -26.9%
Lower than 78% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 68.9%
- 2016: 69.1%
- 2021: 50.3%
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 at 15.1%, followed by agriculture, forestry and fishing at 12.6%. Accommodation and food services (11.2%) and retail trade (10.6%) also employ a significant share of the local workforce.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Labourers make up the largest group of workers at 18.8%. Other common roles include professionals at 14.2% and community and personal service workers at 13.7%, while managers and technicians and trades each account for 12.1%.
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 Stanthorpe [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL315090/stanthorpe/topic/employment