7.2% ▲ +11.5%
Higher than 76% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 6.5%
- 2016: 7.5%
- 2021: 7.2%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Southbrook · Urban Centre
Jobs & Industry in Southbrook
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A high full-time employment rate of 62.8% defines the workforce in Southbrook (L). While more people are in full-time roles than in most similar areas, the community also faces a higher unemployment rate than the state and national figures.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time work has risen to 62.8%, which is well above the national figure of 58.9%. However, the 7.2% unemployment rate is a little above the Australian average, and fewer adults are working or looking for work compared to the rest of Queensland.
56.7% ▲ +4.9%
Higher than 61% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 54.1%
- 2016: 63.3%
- 2021: 56.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
62.8% ▲ +11.5%
Higher than 82% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 56.3%
- 2016: 63.0%
- 2021: 62.8%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the most common industry at 17.8%, followed by construction at 14% and transport and warehousing at 10.1%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
The most common roles are technicians and trades at 18.6%, labourers at 17.8%, and community and personal service workers at 16.3%.
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 Southbrook [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL322111/southbrook/topic/employment