0.0% ▼ -100.0%
Lower than 99% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 4.1%
- 2016: 15.4%
- 2021: 0.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
St Pauls · Urban Centre
Jobs & Industry in St Pauls
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Zero percent unemployment marks the current job market in St Pauls (L), which is well below the figures for Queensland and Australia. However, the overall workforce has shrunk significantly over the last decade, with far fewer adults working or looking for work than in most other areas.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 40.6% of adults are working or looking for work, a figure that is far below the national average and fell 28 points since 2011. Full-time employment also dropped 15 points over the same period to 51.9%, which is well below the Queensland figure.
40.6% ▼ -40.6%
Lower than 83% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 68.4%
- 2016: 56.3%
- 2021: 40.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
51.9% ▼ -23.0%
Lower than 72% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 67.4%
- 2016: 51.8%
- 2021: 51.9%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The largest employment sectors are public administration and safety at 31.6%, followed by education and training at 27.8% and construction at 19.0%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Community and personal service workers make up the largest group at 21.5%, with labourers at 16.5% and professionals at 12.7% also making up significant shares 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 St Pauls [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL322113/st-pauls/topic/employment