11.6% ▲ +3.7%
Higher than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.2%
- 2016: 11.9%
- 2021: 11.6%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Baree · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Baree
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Fewer than 4 in 10 adults are working or looking for work in Baree, which is far below the national figure. This creates a unique job market where full-time work is common for those employed, but the unemployment rate is among the highest at this level.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
While 64.4% of the workforce is employed full-time—well above the Queensland figure of 59%—the unemployment rate is 11.6%, which is well above both the state and national figures.
38.3% ▼ -7.7%
Lower than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 41.5%
- 2016: 47.2%
- 2021: 38.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
64.4% ▲ +1.1%
Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 63.7%
- 2016: 52.5%
- 2021: 64.4%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The biggest employers in the area are in education and training at 16.9%, followed by health care and social assistance at 11.9% and public administration and safety at 10.2%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Labourers make up the largest group of workers at 23.7%, with technicians, trades, and sales workers each accounting for 15.3% 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 Baree [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30155/baree/topic/employment