6.1% —
Higher than 77% of federal electorate areas.
- 2016: 9.1%
- 2021: 6.1%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Wide Bay · Federal Electorate
Jobs & Industry in Wide Bay
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Only 48.9% of adults in Wide Bay are working or looking for work, a figure far below both the state and national averages. This suggests a workforce that is much smaller than in most other areas. While the unemployment rate has fallen to 6.1% since 2016, the proportion of people in full-time roles has also dropped.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time employment is well below the national figure at 51%, having fallen 4 points since 2016. The unemployment rate of 6.1% is a little above the Australian average, though it is much higher than in most similar areas.
48.9% —
Lower than 89% of federal electorate areas.
- 2016: 49.0%
- 2021: 48.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
51.0% —
Lower than 93% of federal electorate areas.
- 2016: 55.0%
- 2021: 51.0%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the biggest employer at 14.7%, followed by retail trade at 10.4% and construction at 10.1%. Accommodation, food, education, and training also provide significant employment.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 15.9%. Technicians and trades workers follow at 14.9%, with community and personal service workers representing 13.7% of the 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 Wide Bay [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ced/CED329/wide-bay/topic/employment