0.0% ▼ -100.0%
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.0%
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Barjarg · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Barjarg
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Managers make up 39.4% of the workforce in Barjarg, the largest occupational group in the area. While most adults are working or looking for work, full-time employment is well below the national figure. This is a small community where the typical employment pattern differs from the state average.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 61.5% of adults are working or looking for work, which is about the same as the national figure. However, full-time employment is well below the state average at 52.1%, while the unemployment rate is much lower than most areas at 0.0%.
61.5% ▼ -14.4%
Higher than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 71.9%
- 2016: 56.9%
- 2021: 61.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
52.1% ▲ +2.4%
Lower than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 50.9%
- 2016: 50.0%
- 2021: 52.1%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The local workforce is split evenly between Agriculture, forestry & fishing and Health care & social assistance, both at 14.1%. Construction follows at 11.3%, with Retail trade and Administrative support making up smaller portions of the industry mix.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Aside from managers, professionals account for 25.4% of jobs. The remaining workforce is spread across machinery operators and drivers (12.7%), technicians and trades (11.3%), and labourers (11.3%).
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 Barjarg [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20140/barjarg/topic/employment