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Longreach · Suburb / Locality

Jobs & Industry in Longreach

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

No one is currently unemployed in Longreach (NSW), making it a place where almost every adult seeking work has a job. While 60.6% of adults are working or looking for work, full-time employment is quite low at 48.7%, which is far below the national figure.

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📍 Longreach, Suburb / Locality

Where Longreach sits — Unemployment rate

0.0% —

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Longreach — lower than 99% of areas.

Longreach0.0%
2540 crosses NSW/OT 4.9%
New South Wales 4.9%
Australia 5.1%

Labour force

Employment, participation and unemployment.

The unemployment rate is 0.0%, well below the New South Wales figure of 4.9%. However, full-time work is much lower than most areas, sitting 10 percentage points below the Australian average.

Unemployment rate

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0.0% —

Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

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

Labour-force participation

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60.6% —

Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.

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

Employed full-time

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48.7% —

Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.

Share of employed people who worked full-time.

Industries

The industries that employ local workers.

Health care and social assistance is the most common industry here at 25.6%. Construction and education and training follow closely, with both employing 17.9% of the workforce.

Industries people work in

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In Longreach, the largest group is Health care & social assistance at 29%, followed by Construction (20%) and Education & training (20%).

Health care & social assistance 25.6% Construction 17.9% Education & training 17.9% Media & telecommunications 10.3% Professional & technical 10.3% Retail trade 7.7%

Occupations

The kinds of jobs people do.

The workforce is largely made up of professionals (41.0%) and managers (33.3%). Technicians and tradespeople make up another 17.9% of the local jobs.

Occupations people work in

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In Longreach, the largest group is Professionals at 37%, followed by Managers (30%) and Technicians & trades (16%).

Professionals 41.0% Managers 33.3% Technicians & trades 17.9% Community & personal service 10.3% Clerical & administrative 7.7%

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 Longreach [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12393/longreach/topic/employment