4.4% ▼ -33.1%
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.6%
- 2016: 4.6%
- 2021: 4.4%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Augathella · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Augathella
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Around 56.7% of adults in Augathella are working or looking for work, which is well below the national figure. The local economy is heavily tied to the land, with over a quarter of the workforce employed in agriculture, forestry and fishing.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Fewer adults are in the workforce here than in most similar areas, sitting well below the Queensland figure. While 56.9% of the population works full-time, the unemployment rate of 4.4% is higher than in most other areas.
56.7% ▼ -14.7%
Lower than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 66.5%
- 2016: 60.3%
- 2021: 56.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
56.9% ▼ -13.3%
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 65.7%
- 2016: 63.8%
- 2021: 56.9%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the dominant industry, employing 27.6% of workers. Other major employers include health care and social assistance at 19.5%, and retail trade at 10.3%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Manager roles are the most common occupation at 23%, followed by labourers at 20.1%. Community and personal service workers make up 12.6% 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 Augathella [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30102/augathella/topic/employment