4.6% ▲ +8.1%
Higher than 55% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 4.3%
- 2016: 4.4%
- 2021: 4.6%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Balonne · Council (LGA)
Jobs & Industry in Balonne
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A striking 67.2% of working residents in Balonne hold full-time jobs, which is well above the national figure. This high rate of full-time employment supports a workforce that is more active than in most similar areas. While the number of people working or looking for work has dipped since 2011, the local job market remains strong.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The proportion of adults working or looking for work is 63.6%, which is a little above the figures for Queensland and Australia. Unemployment sits at 4.6%, a rate that is about the same as the state and national levels.
63.6% ▼ -6.9%
Higher than 77% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 68.3%
- 2016: 65.6%
- 2021: 63.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
67.2% ▼ -3.5%
Higher than 84% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 69.7%
- 2016: 65.0%
- 2021: 67.2%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the dominant employer in Balonne, with 34.5% of the workforce in this sector. Health care and social assistance follows at 11.3%, with education and training making up 8.8%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Managers are the most common occupation at 24.0%, while 16.1% of people work as labourers. Professionals make up 12.5% of the workforce, followed by technicians and trades at 10.7%.
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 Balonne [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA30300/balonne/topic/employment