11.7% ▲ +37.9%
Higher than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.5%
- 2016: 8.3%
- 2021: 11.7%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Badu Island · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Badu Island
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
An unemployment rate of 11.7% is among the highest for similar areas, which marks the challenging job market on Badu Island. Only 42.5% of adults are working or looking for work, a figure that sits far below both the Queensland and national levels. This creates a landscape where few residents are in full-time roles.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Just 42.5% of adults are working or looking for work, which is far below the Queensland figure of 61.6%. Full-time employment is also much lower than most areas at 48.3%, while the unemployment rate is well above the national figure of 5.1%.
42.5% ▼ -28.5%
Lower than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 59.5%
- 2016: 36.8%
- 2021: 42.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
48.3% ▲ +16.4%
Lower than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 41.5%
- 2016: 57.7%
- 2021: 48.3%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Public administration and safety is the most common industry for residents at 23.6%, followed by education and training at 20.1% and health care and social assistance at 17.8%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professional roles are the most common occupation at 16.7%. Community and personal service workers make up 14.9% of the workforce, while managers and clerical staff both account for 14.4%.
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 Badu Island [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30113/badu-island/topic/employment