53.1% —
Lower than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 66.7%
- 2021: 53.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
Barlil · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Barlil
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A gap of 8.5 percentage points separates Barlil from the Queensland average in terms of workforce activity. Only 53.1% of adults here are working or looking for work, which is well below both the state and national figures.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Just 53.1% of adults are working or looking for work, a figure that is lower than most similar areas and well below the Australian average of 61.1%.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The most common industries people work in is Agriculture, forestry & fishing at 53%, ahead of Education & training (29%).
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
The most common occupations people work in is Professionals at 24%, ahead of Sales workers (24%).
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 Barlil [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30162/barlil/topic/employment