15.5% ▲ +240.2%
Higher than 91% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 4.6%
- 2016: 5.8%
- 2021: 15.5%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Eidsvold · Urban Centre
Jobs & Industry in Eidsvold
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A high unemployment rate of 15.5% marks the current job market in Eidsvold (L), which is far above the national figure. Fewer adults are working or looking for work than in most similar areas, and full-time employment has dropped significantly over the last decade.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 43.3% of adults are working or looking for work, a figure far below the Queensland average. Full-time employment has fallen to 50.0%, while the unemployment rate has risen by 11 points since 2011.
43.3% ▼ -42.0%
Lower than 77% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 74.6%
- 2016: 36.5%
- 2021: 43.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
50.0% ▼ -19.7%
Lower than 80% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 62.2%
- 2016: 57.0%
- 2021: 50.0%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the biggest employer at 19.8%, followed by education and training at 13.5%. Retail trade accounts for 11.1% of jobs, while agriculture and public administration each make up 7.9%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Labourers are the most common occupation at 19.8%. Community and personal service workers and machinery operators each make up 15.9% of the workforce, followed by managers at 14.3% and sales workers at 13.5%.
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 Eidsvold [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL322038/eidsvold/topic/employment