2.8% ▼ -46.6%
Lower than 80% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 5.3%
- 2016: 16.9%
- 2021: 2.8%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Farleigh · Urban Centre
Jobs & Industry in Farleigh
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
More people are working or looking for work in Farleigh than in most similar areas, with 72.4% of adults active in the labour force. This high level of employment is paired with a very low unemployment rate of 2.8%, which is much lower than the figures for most other areas.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The number of adults working or looking for work rose 13 points since 2011. While the unemployment rate is low, full-time employment fell 5.5 points over the last decade to 58.0%, a figure slightly below the Queensland average.
72.4% ▲ +21.7%
Higher than 96% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 59.5%
- 2016: 35.5%
- 2021: 72.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
58.0% ▼ -8.7%
Higher than 60% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 63.5%
- 2016: 54.9%
- 2021: 58.0%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Education and training is the most common industry for local workers at 14.2%, followed by health care and social assistance at 11.2% and construction at 10.7%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Technicians and trades workers make up the largest group of occupations at 18.9%, with clerical and administrative staff also common at 17.8%.
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 Farleigh [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL322043/farleigh/topic/employment