40.5% —
Lower than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 62.8%
- 2021: 40.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
Barambah · Suburb / Locality
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A smaller proportion of adults are working or looking for work in Barambah than in previous years. Only 40.5% of adults are in the labour force, a figure that sits far below both the Queensland and national averages.
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The 40.5% of adults working or looking for work is among the lowest for similar areas. This is far below the Queensland figure of 61.6% and the Australian average of 61.1%.
40.5% —
Lower than 90% 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 47%, ahead of Education & training (40%).
The kinds of jobs people do.
The most common occupations people work in is Managers at 53%, ahead of Professionals (20%).
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Jobs & Industry in Barambah [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30152/barambah/topic/employment