2.3% ▲ +70.7%
Lower than 91% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 1.3%
- 2016: 2.3%
- 2021: 2.3%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Barcoo · Council (LGA)
Jobs & Industry in Barcoo
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A huge 79% of workers in Barcoo are in full-time employment, which is far above the national figure. This is a region where most adults are active in the workforce, and very few people are without a job.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The unemployment rate is just 2.3%, which is well below the Queensland figure of 5.4%. While the proportion of adults working or looking for work fell 11 points since 2011 to 65.8%, full-time employment has risen to 79.0%.
65.8% ▼ -14.5%
Higher than 87% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 77.0%
- 2016: 74.1%
- 2021: 65.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
79.0% ▲ +14.8%
Higher than 99% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 68.8%
- 2016: 83.8%
- 2021: 79.0%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the main employer for 38.6% of people, followed by public administration and safety at 26.7%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Labourers make up the largest group of workers at 34.7%, with managers following at 23.9%.
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 Barcoo [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA30450/barcoo/topic/employment