50.0% —
Lower than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
Balcomba · Suburb / Locality
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Just 50% of adults in Balcomba are working or looking for work, a figure far below the national average. This low level of activity marks the area as having a much smaller workforce than most similar places.
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The proportion of adults working or looking for work is 50%, which is far below the Queensland figure of 61.6% and the Australian average of 61.1%.
50.0% —
Lower than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
The industries that employ local workers.
The most common industries people work in is Agriculture, forestry & fishing at 64%, ahead of Mining (0%).
The kinds of jobs people do.
The most common occupations people work in is Managers at 73%, ahead of Labourers (45%).
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Jobs & Industry in Balcomba [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30122/balcomba/topic/employment