5.6% ▲ +50.0%
Higher than 62% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 3.7%
- 2016: 11.1%
- 2021: 5.6%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
South Johnstone · Urban Centre
Jobs & Industry in South Johnstone
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Far fewer adults are working or looking for work in South Johnstone than in most similar areas. Only 48.9% of adults are in the labour force, which is a sharp drop from the 71.7% seen in 2011. While full-time employment remains steady, the local unemployment rate has risen to 5.6%.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The share of adults working or looking for work is far below the Queensland and national figures. Full-time employment sits at 59.5%, which is about the same as the rest of the country, though this is 6.3 percentage points lower than it was in 2011.
48.9% ▼ -31.8%
Lower than 62% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 71.7%
- 2016: 55.5%
- 2021: 48.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
59.5% ▼ -9.5%
Higher than 68% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 65.8%
- 2016: 48.0%
- 2021: 59.5%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Local industry is led by agriculture, forestry and fishing, where 13.9% of people work. Other significant sectors include manufacturing at 10.4% and transport and warehousing at 9.8%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Labourers make up the largest group of workers at 22.0%, followed closely by technicians and trades at 20.2%. Machinery operators and drivers also make up a large slice of the workforce at 12.7%.
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 South Johnstone [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL322110/south-johnstone/topic/employment