9.0% ▲ +39.5%
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.4%
- 2016: 9.0%
- 2021: 9.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Bamaga · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Bamaga
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A 9% unemployment rate is well above the figures for Queensland and Australia, marking a significant gap for Bamaga. While more people are out of work than in most areas, those who do have jobs are more likely to be in full-time roles.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time employment is high at 65.5%, which is well above the national figure of 58.9%. However, the proportion of adults working or looking for work is 60.4%, slightly below the Queensland rate of 61.6%.
60.4% ▲ +0.2%
Lower than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 60.3%
- 2016: 61.0%
- 2021: 60.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
65.5% ▼ -11.6%
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 74.1%
- 2016: 73.2%
- 2021: 65.5%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the biggest employer at 23.7%, followed closely by education and training at 23.2%. Public administration and safety also make up a large part of the workforce at 13.3%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
About a quarter of workers are professionals, while 17.7% work in community and personal services. Technicians and tradespeople make up 12.2% of the local 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 Bamaga [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30135/bamaga/topic/employment