5.3% ▼ -51.8%
Higher than 59% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 11.1%
- 2016: 4.3%
- 2021: 5.3%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
The Palms · Urban Centre
Jobs & Industry in The Palms
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Fewer than 54% of adults in The Palms are working or looking for work, reflecting a local job market that is quite small compared to the rest of the state. While unemployment has fallen significantly since 2011, the area still sees a lower proportion of full-time employment than most other regions.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 53.5% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well below the Queensland figure of 61.6%. Full-time employment has also dropped to 52.7%, a result that is well below the national figure.
53.5% ▼ -13.5%
Higher than 51% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 61.8%
- 2016: 63.1%
- 2021: 53.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
52.7% ▼ -4.8%
Lower than 68% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 55.4%
- 2016: 65.4%
- 2021: 52.7%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The local workforce is split across several sectors, with retail trade at 13.9% and health care and social assistance at 13.7% being the most common.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Technicians and trades workers make up the largest group at 19.3%, followed by labourers at 14.6% and sales workers at 13.2%.
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 The Palms [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL321103/the-palms/topic/employment