Burdekin · Council (LGA)

Jobs & Industry in Burdekin

Name: Jobs & Industry in Burdekin — 2021 Census
Creator: Australian Bureau of Statistics
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.

Fewer adults have been working or looking for work in Burdekin since 2011, with this rate falling by 3.2 percentage points. Despite this, the area maintains a very strong employment record, with 65% of the workforce in full-time roles. This is well above both the state and national figures.

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📍 Burdekin, Council (LGA)

Labour force

Employment, participation and unemployment.

The unemployment rate is 3.4%, which is much lower than most areas and slightly below the Queensland figure of 5.4%. While 65% of workers are in full-time jobs, the overall share of adults working or looking for work is 57.5%, well below the national figure of 61.1%.

Industries

The industries that employ local workers.

Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the dominant industry here, employing 20.7% of the workforce. Other major employers include manufacturing at 12.1% and health care and social assistance at 10.3%.

Industries people work in

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No single group dominates in Burdekin — Agriculture, forestry & fishing leads at 22%, ahead of Manufacturing (13%) and Health care & social assistance (11%).

Agriculture, forestry & fishing 20.7% Manufacturing 12.1% Health care & social assistance 10.3% Retail trade 8.6% Education & training 7.6% Accommodation & food 5.3% Construction 5.2% Public administration & safety 4.7% Other services 4.1% Mining 3.5%

Occupations

The kinds of jobs people do.

Labourers make up the largest group of workers at 16.6%, followed closely by managers at 16% and technicians and trades at 15.3%. Machinery operators and drivers also represent a significant portion of the local workforce at 11.2%.

Occupations people work in

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Burdekin splits fairly evenly between Labourers (17%) and Managers (16%), with Technicians & trades at 16%.

Labourers 16.6% Managers 16.0% Technicians & trades 15.3% Machinery operators & drivers 11.2% Clerical & administrative 10.7% Professionals 10.5% Community & personal service 9.8% Sales workers 7.9%

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 Burdekin [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA31900/burdekin/topic/employment

Unemployment rate compared with the state and national average
Burdekin	3.4%
Rest of Qld	5.2%
Queensland	5.4%
Australia	5.1%

Where Burdekin sits — Unemployment rate