4.8% ▼ -44.4%
Higher than 55% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 8.6%
- 2016: 9.2%
- 2021: 4.8%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Bargara - Burnett Heads · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Jobs & Industry in Bargara - Burnett Heads
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 Bargara - Burnett Heads than in most similar areas. While 50.2% of adults are in the workforce, the unemployment rate is 4.8%, which is about the same as the national figure.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 50.2% of adults are working or looking for work, a figure far below the Queensland and Australian rates. Full-time employment sits at 59.7%, though this is 1.3 percentage points lower than it was in 2011.
50.2% ▼ -4.2%
Lower than 87% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 52.4%
- 2016: 51.5%
- 2021: 50.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
59.7% ▼ -2.2%
Higher than 57% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 61.0%
- 2016: 60.6%
- 2021: 59.7%
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 21.4%. Other common industries include education and training at 10.9%, followed by construction and retail trade, which both sit at 8.6%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 22.1%. Community and personal service workers follow at 13.8%, with managers accounting for 13.4% 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 Bargara - Burnett Heads [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/319011493/bargara-burnett-heads/topic/employment