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Warraber Island · Urban Centre

Jobs & Industry in Warraber Island

Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.

A high unemployment rate of 15.2% marks the job market on Warraber Island, which is far above the national figure. While more adults have started looking for work since 2011, the community still faces significant employment challenges.

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📍 Warraber Island, Urban Centre

Where Warraber Island sits — Unemployment rate

15.2% ▲ +67.1%

All urban centre areas, 2021. The marker is Warraber Island — higher than 91% of areas.

Warraber Island15.2%
4875, QLD 7.3%
Queensland 5.4%
Australia 5.1%

Labour force

Employment, participation and unemployment.

Only 42.2% of adults are working or looking for work, a figure far below both Queensland and Australia. Unemployment has climbed 6.1 percentage points since 2011 and is now well above the state average.

Unemployment rate

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15.2% ▲ +67.1%

Higher than 91% of urban centre areas.

Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).

Labour-force participation

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42.2% ▲ +6.3%

Lower than 79% of urban centre areas.

Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.

Employed full-time

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57.4% ▼ -1.7%

Higher than 57% of urban centre areas.

Share of employed people who worked full-time.

Industries

The industries that employ local workers.

Public administration and safety is the most common industry here, employing 42.6% of the workforce. Education and training also provides a large share of jobs at 26.5%.

Industries people work in

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In Warraber Island, the largest group is Public administration & safety at 47%, followed by Education & training (29%) and Health care & social assistance (15%).

Public administration & safety 42.6% Education & training 26.5% Health care & social assistance 13.2% Retail trade 8.8%

Occupations

The kinds of jobs people do.

Community and personal service workers and labourers are the most common roles, each making up 19.1% of the workforce. Professionals and managers also represent significant shares at 16.2% and 14.7% respectively.

Occupations people work in

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Warraber Island splits fairly evenly between Community & personal service (20%) and Labourers (20%), with Professionals at 17%.

Community & personal service 19.1% Labourers 19.1% Professionals 16.2% Managers 14.7% Sales workers 11.8% Clerical & administrative 8.8% Technicians & trades 7.4%

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 Warraber Island [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL322133/warraber-island/topic/employment