6.6% ▲ +29.4%
Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.1%
- 2016: 7.4%
- 2021: 6.6%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Baan Baa · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Baan Baa
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Much higher rates of full-time employment than most similar areas define the workforce in Baan Baa. While 67.1% of the community works full-time, the area also faces a higher unemployment rate than the state and national figures.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time work is common here, sitting well above the national figure of 58.9%. However, only 56.7% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well below the Australian average of 61.1%.
56.7% ▼ -20.4%
Lower than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 71.3%
- 2016: 62.3%
- 2021: 56.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
67.1% ▼ -6.9%
Higher than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 72.1%
- 2016: 70.7%
- 2021: 67.1%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the dominant industry for 45.7% of workers. Other main employers include health care and social assistance at 14.3% and mining at 11.4%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Managers make up the largest group of workers at 41.4%. This is followed by machinery operators and drivers at 18.6% and professionals at 15.7%.
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 Baan Baa [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10121/baan-baa/topic/employment