3.4% ▼ -7.3%
Lower than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.7%
- 2016: 4.9%
- 2021: 3.4%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Bardon · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Bardon
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Professionals make up a huge 42.8% of the workforce in Bardon. This high concentration of skilled roles is a key feature of the local economy. Most of the community is active in the workforce, with a strong presence in professional and health services.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
A far higher proportion of adults are working or looking for work here than in most areas, at 73.2%. The unemployment rate is 3.4%, which is a little below the figures for both Queensland and Australia.
73.2% ▲ +0.7%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 72.7%
- 2016: 71.4%
- 2021: 73.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
59.9% ▼ -3.8%
Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 62.2%
- 2016: 62.5%
- 2021: 59.9%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The most common industries for local workers are professional and technical services at 17.5%, followed by health care and social assistance at 15.8%. Education and training also employ a significant 11.3% of the population.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professional roles are the most common, accounting for 42.8% of jobs, while managers make up another 20.4%. Clerical and administrative positions follow at 11%.
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 Bardon [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30154/bardon/topic/employment