4.3% —
Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Baringa · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Baringa
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A far higher share of adults are working or looking for work in Baringa compared to the rest of the state. This activity is led by a strong presence in health care and professional roles. About 76.3% of adults are in the workforce, which is 15 percentage points above both the Queensland and national figures.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
While 76.3% of adults are working or looking for work, the unemployment rate is 4.3%, which is higher than most similar areas. Full-time employment sits at 57.7%, a little below the national figure of 58.9%.
76.3% —
Higher than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
57.7% —
Lower than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the biggest employer here at 21.8%. Other common industries include retail trade at 10.7% and construction at 9.8%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professional roles are the most common occupation at 20.9%. This is followed by technicians and trades and community and personal service workers, who each make up 15.2% of the 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 Baringa [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30159/baringa/topic/employment