9.3% ▼ -10.6%
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.4%
- 2016: 12.0%
- 2021: 9.3%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Babinda · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Babinda
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A high unemployment rate of 9.3% shapes the local job market in Babinda, which is well above both the state and national figures. While those who do have work are mostly in full-time roles, far fewer adults here are working or looking for work compared to other similar areas.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 47.9% of adults are working or looking for work, which is far below the Queensland figure of 61.6%. For those employed, 59.0% are in full-time roles, a rate about the same as the rest of Australia.
47.9% ▼ -3.5%
Lower than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 49.7%
- 2016: 51.7%
- 2021: 47.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
59.0% ▼ -3.1%
Higher than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 60.9%
- 2016: 61.2%
- 2021: 59.0%
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 at 17.2%, followed by education and training at 14.4%. Other notable sectors include agriculture, forestry and fishing at 7.7%, and construction at 7.5%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
The most common roles are in community and personal service (15.7%) and as labourers (15.2%). Professionals make up 14.6% of the workforce, while technicians and tradespeople account for 13.9%.
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 Babinda [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30111/babinda/topic/employment