5.8% ▼ -6.6%
Higher than 64% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 6.2%
- 2016: 32.9%
- 2021: 5.8%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Plainland · Urban Centre
Jobs & Industry in Plainland
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
More adults are working or looking for work in Plainland compared to most similar areas. While 58.9% of adults are in the labour force, the share of those in full-time roles has fallen by 12 points since 2011.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
A little more than 60% of workers are employed full-time, which is slightly above the Queensland figure. However, the unemployment rate of 5.8% is higher than in most similar areas.
58.9% ▲ +21.4%
Higher than 67% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 48.5%
- 2016: 32.2%
- 2021: 58.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
60.6% ▼ -16.6%
Higher than 73% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 72.7%
- 2016: 64.4%
- 2021: 60.6%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the main employer for 14.1% of the workforce, followed by retail trade at 9.5% and construction at 8.9%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
The most common jobs are labourers at 15.3% and technicians and trades at 14.4%, with community and personal service roles making up another 13.6%.
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 Plainland [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL321083/plainland/topic/employment