7.6% ▲ +135.3%
Higher than 78% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 3.2%
- 2016: 3.0%
- 2021: 7.6%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Sharon · Urban Centre
Jobs & Industry in Sharon
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A high unemployment rate of 7.6% marks the current job market in Sharon, which is much higher than most similar areas. While full-time work remains common for those employed, the overall proportion of adults working or looking for work has fallen significantly over the last decade.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time employment is slightly above the national figure at 60.3%, yet the unemployment rate has risen 4.4 points since 2011. Overall, the 52.4% of adults working or looking for work is well below the Queensland average.
52.4% ▼ -21.6%
Lower than 52% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 66.9%
- 2016: 64.9%
- 2021: 52.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
60.3% ▼ -3.7%
Higher than 72% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 62.6%
- 2016: 60.6%
- 2021: 60.3%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The biggest employer in the area is health care and social assistance, where 18.8% of the workforce is employed. Other common industries include education and training at 10.1% and construction at 9.7%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
The most common jobs are technicians and trades at 15.5%. This is followed by community and personal service workers at 13.7% and labourers at 13.4%.
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 Sharon [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL321093/sharon/topic/employment