2.4% ▼ -68.8%
Lower than 86% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 7.9%
- 2016: 7.3%
- 2021: 2.4%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Quilpie · Urban Centre
Jobs & Industry in Quilpie
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A high rate of employment defines daily life in Quilpie, where 68.6% of adults are working or looking for work. This is well above the national figure, and the area maintains a very low unemployment rate of just 2.4%.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time work is common here, with 70.1% of the workforce in full-time roles, which is far above the Queensland average. The number of adults working or looking for work rose 11 points since 2011, while the unemployment rate fell by 5.4 points over the same period.
68.6% ▲ +19.6%
Higher than 90% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 57.4%
- 2016: 21.0%
- 2021: 68.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
70.1% ▼ -5.8%
Higher than 96% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 74.4%
- 2016: 51.7%
- 2021: 70.1%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Public administration and safety is the largest employer of locals at 25.0%. Other common industries include transport and warehousing at 10.7%, followed by retail trade and education and training, both at 10.2%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Labourers are the most common occupation at 16.0%, followed closely by clerical and administrative staff at 15.2%. Technicians, trades, and machinery operators each make up 14.3% of the local workforce.
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 Quilpie [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL322100/quilpie/topic/employment