1.8% ▲ —
Lower than 95% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 0.0%
- 2016: 2.7%
- 2021: 1.8%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Bulloo · Council (LGA)
Jobs & Industry in Bulloo
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A very high percentage of adults in Bulloo are working or looking for work, with 80.6% active in the labour force. This far exceeds the national figure and shows a strong local employment drive. While full-time work remains common, the area is sparsely populated across its vast landscape.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time employment is far more common here than in the rest of the state, at 77.5%. This comes alongside a very low unemployment rate of 1.8%, which is well below both the Queensland and Australian figures.
80.6% ▲ +8.3%
Higher than 99% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 74.4%
- 2016: 76.8%
- 2021: 80.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
77.5% ▼ -7.3%
Higher than 99% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 83.6%
- 2016: 76.4%
- 2021: 77.5%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the main employer for 34.4% of workers. Public administration and safety also makes up a large part of the local workforce at 26.1%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Labourers are the most common workers at 30.3%, followed by managers at 21.6%. Technicians and tradespeople make up 11% of the local jobs.
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 Bulloo [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA31750/bulloo/topic/employment