2.7% ▼ -66.8%
Lower than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.2%
- 2016: 8.1%
- 2021: 2.7%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Aramac · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Aramac
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Almost 78% of the workforce in Aramac is employed full-time, far higher than the national figure of 58.9%. This means most working residents have stable, full-time roles, which is reflected in a very low unemployment rate of 2.7%.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Around 62.9% of adults are working or looking for work, a little above the figures for Queensland and Australia. The local unemployment rate is a little below both the state and national levels.
62.9% ▲ +1.7%
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 61.9%
- 2016: 54.9%
- 2021: 62.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
77.9% ▲ +12.2%
Higher than 95% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 69.4%
- 2016: 71.4%
- 2021: 77.9%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the dominant industry here, employing 39.8% of the workforce. Other significant sectors include public administration and safety at 14.4%, and education and training at 13.8%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Managers make up the largest group of workers at 38.7%. Other common roles include labourers at 16.6%, community and personal service workers at 11.6%, and machinery operators and drivers at 10.5%.
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 Aramac [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30072/aramac/topic/employment