2.2% ▲ —
Lower than 87% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 0.0%
- 2016: 12.9%
- 2021: 2.2%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Oakwood · Urban Centre
Jobs & Industry in Oakwood
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Health care and social assistance is the biggest employer in Oakwood, with 18.3% of workers in this field. The area is marked by a very low number of adults working or looking for work, which sits at 42.5% and is far below national figures.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 42.5% of adults are working or looking for work, a figure that fell 36 points since 2011 and is far below the Queensland rate of 61.6%. While full-time employment is well below the national average at 54.2%, the unemployment rate is much lower than most areas at just 2.2%.
42.5% ▼ -46.1%
Lower than 79% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 78.8%
- 2016: 38.4%
- 2021: 42.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
54.2% ▼ -2.1%
Lower than 60% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 55.4%
- 2016: 58.7%
- 2021: 54.2%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The local workforce is spread across several sectors, with 14.5% working in construction and 11.5% in agriculture, forestry and fishing. Other common industries include accommodation and food services at 9.9% and retail trade at 7.6%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Labourers are the most common occupation at 19.1%, followed by technicians and trades workers at 16.0%. Other significant roles include sales workers at 13.0%, professionals at 11.5%, and community and personal service roles at 10.7%.
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 Oakwood [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL322095/oakwood/topic/employment