4.1% ▼ -44.7%
Lower than 59% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 7.4%
- 2016: 8.7%
- 2021: 4.1%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Oakhurst · Urban Centre
Jobs & Industry in Oakhurst
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A far lower share of adults are working or looking for work in Oakhurst compared to the rest of the state. While only 40.7% of adults are in the labour force, those who are employed are more likely to have full-time roles than the national average.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time employment is well above the national figure at 63%, though this has fallen slightly since 2011. The unemployment rate is 4.1%, which is a little below the Queensland figure and sits around the middle for similar areas.
40.7% ▼ -42.7%
Lower than 83% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 71.0%
- 2016: 56.3%
- 2021: 40.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
63.0% ▼ -3.3%
Higher than 82% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 65.2%
- 2016: 59.4%
- 2021: 63.0%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The most common industries for local workers are health care and social assistance at 17.9%, followed by manufacturing at 12.2% and retail trade at 10.1%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Technicians and trades workers make up the largest group at 17.8%, while professionals and clerical and administrative staff both account for about 16% of the 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 Oakhurst [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL321080/oakhurst/topic/employment