5.6% ▼ -13.0%
Higher than 74% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 6.4%
- 2016: 7.4%
- 2021: 5.6%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
South Burnett · Council (LGA)
Jobs & Industry in South Burnett
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Far fewer adults are working or looking for work in South Burnett compared to other areas, with only 47.2% of adults in the labour force. This figure is far below the Queensland and national averages, and has fallen by 5.1 percentage points since 2011. Most people who do work are in full-time roles.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 58.2% of the workforce is employed full-time, which is about the same as the national figure. While the unemployment rate is 5.6%—about the same as the state and nation—this is much higher than most similar areas.
47.2% ▼ -9.7%
Lower than 87% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 52.2%
- 2016: 48.3%
- 2021: 47.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
58.2% ▼ -3.3%
Lower than 59% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 60.2%
- 2016: 59.0%
- 2021: 58.2%
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 14.4%, followed by agriculture, forestry and fishing at 11.6%. Retail trade, manufacturing, and education also make up significant shares of the local workforce.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Labourers are the most common occupation at 17.1%, while managers make up 15.3% of the workforce. Other common roles include technicians and trades at 13.4% and community and personal service workers at 12.9%.
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 South Burnett [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA36630/south-burnett/topic/employment