Lockyer Valley Regional Council

Characteristics of the unemployed

5.4% of the resident workforce of the Lockyer Valley Regional Council were unemployed in 2021, compared to 5.4% in Queensland.

The local unemployed resident includes all people who are residents in the local area who are looking for part-time or full-time work. This is an important resource for the local economy, their characteristics inform us about the skills that are available locally, even if they are not currently employed in the local economy.

For an overview of unemployment levels and trends in the Lockyer Valley Regional Council go to the Unemployment page.

Data source

Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) – Census 2021 and 2016 – by usual residence

Current area:
Current benchmark:
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Characteristics of the unemployed
Lockyer Valley Regional Council20212016change
Namenumber%. % Queenslandnumber%. % Queensland2016 to 2021
Key statistics
Total persons1,016100.0100.01,389100.0100.0-373
Males55754.854.371151.253.6-154
Females46045.345.768149.046.4-221
Unemployment rate--5.45.4--8.17.6-2.7%
Age structure
15 - 24 years34734.234.148635.035.6-139
25 - 54 years51951.149.773452.850.8-215
55 - 64 years11411.213.315511.211.9-41
65 years and over343.32.8181.31.7+16
Looking for
Full-time work59658.755.091165.660.1-315
Part-time work41540.845.047934.539.9-64
Qualifications
Bachelor or higher degree767.516.3906.513.7-14
Advanced diploma or diploma626.18.4906.58.1-28
Certificate level29829.324.536626.324.6-68
No qualifications55654.748.378956.850.4-233
Highest level of schooling
Year 1244443.756.659342.754.3-149
Year 1111110.910.815811.411.5-47
Under Year 1044043.331.359642.932.2-156
Education institute attending
Not Attending81580.273.41,09578.873.8-280
University666.59.01158.310.3-49
TAFE464.56.2584.25.3-12
Other121.21.6211.52.3-9
Secondary school686.79.2705.07.1-2
Field of qualification
Natural and Physical Sciences171.71.5161.21.4+1
Information Technology222.22.190.61.9+13
Engineering and Related Technologies595.86.81007.28.3-41
Architecture and Building161.62.8221.62.9-6
Agriculture, Environmental and Related Studies232.31.3382.71.2-15
Health292.93.7413.03.1-12
Education141.42.3241.71.9-10
Management and Commerce818.012.21248.911.8-43
Society and Culture828.17.91007.27.3-18
Creative Arts101.03.1120.92.4-2
Food, Hospitality and Personal Services474.64.4533.84.1-6
Mixed Field Programmes80.80.340.30.2+4
Other characteristics
Speaks a language other than English at home717.018.31289.217.4-57
Born overseas13112.928.2--------
Arrived between 2016 to 2021313.16.3846.08.6-53
Has child care responsibilities (own or others)29929.425.940629.229.6-107

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