9.6% ▼ -0.9%
Higher than 93% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 9.7%
- 2016: 13.6%
- 2021: 9.6%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Herberton · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Jobs & Industry in Herberton
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Fewer adults in Herberton have been working or looking for work since 2011, with this figure falling 3.5 percentage points to 42.6%. This low level of employment is the main story here, as the area struggles with an unemployment rate of 9.6%, which is well above the figures for Queensland and Australia.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time employment fell to 52.0% since 2011, leaving Herberton well below the national figure. Only 42.6% of adults are working or looking for work, a rate far below the 61.1% seen across Australia.
42.6% ▼ -7.5%
Lower than 96% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 46.1%
- 2016: 42.6%
- 2021: 42.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
52.0% ▼ -8.0%
Lower than 89% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 56.5%
- 2016: 53.0%
- 2021: 52.0%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the largest employer at 15.9%, followed by health care and social assistance at 12.6% and construction at 9.6%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Labourers make up the largest group of workers at 17.5%, with managers at 15.5% and community and personal service workers at 13.7%.
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 Herberton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/306051167/herberton/topic/employment