7.9% ▲ +269.3%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.1%
- 2016: 5.6%
- 2021: 7.9%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Bald Knob · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Bald Knob
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A high unemployment rate of 7.9% shapes the working life of Bald Knob, which is much higher than most similar areas. This is a place where few adults are in the workforce, and those who are employed are far less likely to have full-time roles compared to the rest of the state.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 53.3% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well below the Queensland figure of 61.6%. Full-time employment is also far below the national average, with only 45% of the workforce in full-time roles.
53.3% ▼ -15.2%
Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 62.8%
- 2016: 54.9%
- 2021: 53.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
45.0% ▼ -24.9%
Lower than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 59.9%
- 2016: 60.7%
- 2021: 45.0%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The local workforce is most active in health care and social assistance (17.1%) and education and training (14.0%). Construction is also common, accounting for 10.9% of jobs.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals and managers make up a large portion of the workforce at 27.1% and 21.7% respectively. Labourers (13.2%) and technicians or tradespeople (12.4%) also represent significant shares of the local jobs.
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 Bald Knob [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30124/bald-knob/topic/employment