3.0% ▼ -5.6%
Lower than 90% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 3.1%
- 2016: 7.5%
- 2021: 3.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Ooralea - Bakers Creek · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Jobs & Industry in Ooralea - Bakers Creek
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A very high rate of employment marks Ooralea - Bakers Creek, where 66.2% of adults are working or looking for work. This is well above the national figure, and the local unemployment rate is among the lowest for similar areas at just 3.0%.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time work is common here, with 66.4% of the workforce in full-time roles, which is well above the Queensland figure. While these numbers remain high, the share of full-time workers fell 6.2 percentage points since 2011.
66.2% ▼ -5.2%
Higher than 72% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 69.8%
- 2016: 67.7%
- 2021: 66.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
66.4% ▼ -8.5%
Higher than 90% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 72.6%
- 2016: 69.5%
- 2021: 66.4%
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 13.7%, followed closely by mining at 12.6%. Other common industries include retail trade, manufacturing, and construction.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Technicians and tradespeople make up the largest group of workers at 21.0%. Professionals follow at 16.1%, with machinery operators and drivers also representing a significant slice of the local workforce.
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 Ooralea - Bakers Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/312021350/ooralea-bakers-creek/topic/employment