4.6% ▲ +11.1%
Lower than 51% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 4.1%
- 2016: 29.4%
- 2021: 4.6%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Greenmount · Urban Centre
Jobs & Industry in Greenmount
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Much higher shares of adults are working or looking for work in Greenmount (L) compared to most similar areas. Full-time employment is also more common here than in other areas, though this figure has fallen from 66.5% in 2011 to 61.6% today.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 62.1% of adults are in the workforce, which is a little above the Australian figure of 61.1%. While the unemployment rate of 4.6% is about the same as the state and national levels, the share of full-time workers is slightly higher than the Queensland average.
62.1% ▼ -4.6%
Higher than 77% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 65.2%
- 2016: 29.0%
- 2021: 62.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
61.6% ▼ -7.4%
Higher than 77% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 66.5%
- 2016: 47.9%
- 2021: 61.6%
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 residents at 17.6%, followed by construction at 14.8%. Other notable employers include retail trade, agriculture, and education.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Technicians and trades workers make up the largest group at 20.0%. Professionals follow at 16.8%, with clerical and administrative roles accounting for 15.2% 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 Greenmount [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL321049/greenmount/topic/employment