7.4% —
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 7.4%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Bancroft · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Bancroft
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A much higher proportion of adults in Bancroft are working or looking for work compared to the rest of the country. While 67.5% of adults are active in the labour force, the area faces a challenge with an unemployment rate of 7.4%, which is a little above the national figure.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
More adults here are in the labour force than in most other areas, but full-time work is less common. At 54.2%, the rate of full-time employment is well below both the Queensland figure of 59.0% and the national average.
67.5% —
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 58.0%
- 2021: 67.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
54.2% —
Lower than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 51.1%
- 2021: 54.2%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the dominant industry for the local workforce, employing 54.2% of people. Other services, wholesale trade, and public administration and safety each employ around 8% to 10% of workers.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Managers are the most common occupation at 31.3%. Clerical and administrative roles and machinery operators and drivers each make up 16.7% of the workforce, followed by technicians and trades at 14.6%.
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 Bancroft [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30142/bancroft/topic/employment