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Burpengary - East · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Jobs & Industry in Burpengary - East

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

Working life in Burpengary - East has seen a steady rise since 2011, with the proportion of adults working or looking for work growing by 4.7 percentage points. This is a high-employment area where 62.7% of residents hold full-time roles, a figure well above the national average.

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📍 Burpengary - East, Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Where Burpengary - East sits — Unemployment rate

3.8% ▼ -3.3%

All statistical area 2 (sa2) areas, 2021. The marker is Burpengary - East — lower than 73% of areas.

Burpengary - East3.8%
4505, QLD 4.9%
Queensland 5.4%
Australia 5.1%

Labour force

Employment, participation and unemployment.

Almost 70% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well above both the Queensland and Australian figures. Unemployment is low at 3.8%, which is a little below the national rate and has remained steady since 2011.

Unemployment rate

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3.8% ▼ -3.3%

Lower than 73% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).

Labour-force participation

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69.9% ▲ +7.2%

Higher than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.

Employed full-time

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62.7% ▲ +1.0%

Higher than 77% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

Share of employed people who worked full-time.

Industries

The industries that employ local workers.

The local workforce is spread across several sectors, with health care and social assistance (14.4%) and construction (14.0%) as the most common industries. Other significant employers include retail trade at 9.2% and education and training at 8.4%.

Occupations

The kinds of jobs people do.

Technicians and trades workers make up the largest group at 16.8%, followed closely by professionals and clerical staff, who both account for around 15% of the local workforce.

Occupations people work in

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Burpengary - East splits fairly evenly between Technicians & trades (17%) and Professionals (16%), with Clerical & administrative at 16%.

Technicians & trades 16.8% Professionals 15.5% Clerical & administrative 15.4% Community & personal service 12.6% Managers 11.6% Labourers 10.4% Sales workers 8.5% Machinery operators & drivers 7.6%

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 Burpengary - East [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/313021364/burpengary-east/topic/employment