4.1% ▼ -1.0%
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.1%
- 2016: 7.4%
- 2021: 4.1%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Bahrs Scrub · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Bahrs Scrub
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Far more people are working or looking for work in Bahrs Scrub than in most similar areas. This is a highly active workforce where 74.5% of adults are employed or seeking a job. Full-time employment is particularly strong, standing well above both the state and national figures.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 74.5% of adults are working or looking for work, which is far above the Queensland figure of 61.6%. Full-time work is common here at 65%, while the unemployment rate of 4.1% is a little below the state average.
74.5% ▲ +5.6%
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 70.5%
- 2016: 71.1%
- 2021: 74.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
65.0% ▼ -1.6%
Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 66.0%
- 2016: 65.6%
- 2021: 65.0%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The biggest employers in the area are health care and social assistance at 15.8%, followed by construction at 13.4% and retail trade at 9.3%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 17.1%, with clerical and administrative roles and technicians and trades each accounting for nearly 15% of the 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 Bahrs Scrub [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30116/bahrs-scrub/topic/employment