3.1% ▼ -9.1%
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.4%
- 2016: 7.1%
- 2021: 3.1%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Barellan Point · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Barellan Point
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
More people are working or looking for work in Barellan Point than in most similar areas. The local workforce is particularly strong, with 63% of residents in full-time jobs, a figure well above the national average.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Working or looking for work is common here, at 65.1%, which is well above the national figure of 61.1%. The unemployment rate is 3.1%, a little below the state and national averages.
65.1% ▼ -7.1%
Higher than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 70.1%
- 2016: 68.1%
- 2021: 65.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
63.0% ▼ -1.0%
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 63.7%
- 2016: 62.5%
- 2021: 63.0%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The most common industries for local workers are health care and social assistance at 14.4%, followed by education and training at 12%. Construction also employs a significant 10.9% of the workforce.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 18.6%, while technicians and tradespeople follow closely at 17.6%. Clerical and administrative roles account for 14.9% of occupations.
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
More for Barellan Point
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Jobs & Industry in Barellan Point [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30156/barellan-point/topic/employment